The Confession
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The Confession is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that explores themes of wrongful conviction, capital punishment, and moral responsibility in the American justice system.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Confession canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2188822 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Confession Context triple: [John Grisham, notableWork, The Confession]
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A.
A Confession
A Confession is a philosophical and spiritual autobiographical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he recounts his existential crisis and search for the meaning of life.
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B.
Careful Confessions
Careful Confessions is the independently released early album by singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles that helped launch her recording career.
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C.
Confessio
Confessio is a spiritual autobiography traditionally attributed to Saint Patrick, in which he reflects on his life, mission in Ireland, and faith in God.
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D.
I Confess
I Confess is a 1953 film noir thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, centered on a Catholic priest bound by the secrecy of confession after learning of a murder.
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E.
The Confessions of Felix Krull
The Confessions of Felix Krull is a picaresque novel by Thomas Mann that humorously chronicles the rise of a charming con artist through society by means of deception and role‑playing.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Confession Target entity description: The Confession is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that explores themes of wrongful conviction, capital punishment, and moral responsibility in the American justice system.
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A.
A Confession
A Confession is a philosophical and spiritual autobiographical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he recounts his existential crisis and search for the meaning of life.
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B.
Careful Confessions
Careful Confessions is the independently released early album by singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles that helped launch her recording career.
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C.
Confessio
Confessio is a spiritual autobiography traditionally attributed to Saint Patrick, in which he reflects on his life, mission in Ireland, and faith in God.
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D.
I Confess
I Confess is a 1953 film noir thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock, centered on a Catholic priest bound by the secrecy of confession after learning of a murder.
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E.
The Confessions of Felix Krull
The Confessions of Felix Krull is a picaresque novel by Thomas Mann that humorously chronicles the rise of a charming con artist through society by means of deception and role‑playing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
legal thriller
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novel ⓘ |
| author | John Grisham ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| fictionalUniverse | John Grisham legal fiction universe ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Litigators ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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legal thriller ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ |
| hasLegalFocus |
appeals process
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capital punishment law ⓘ post-conviction relief ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
confession
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criminal procedure ⓘ death row ⓘ innocence ⓘ legal ethics ⓘ police misconduct ⓘ prosecutorial misconduct ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Donté Drumm
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Keith Schroeder ⓘ Travis Boyette ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of the death penalty in the United States
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depiction of a wrongful execution ⓘ |
| partOf | John Grisham bibliography ⓘ |
| precededBy | Theodore Boone: Kid Lawyer ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| setIn | Texas ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
American justice system
ⓘ
capital punishment ⓘ death penalty ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ racial injustice ⓘ religion ⓘ wrongful conviction ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| workOf | John Grisham ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Confession Description of subject: The Confession is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that explores themes of wrongful conviction, capital punishment, and moral responsibility in the American justice system.
Referenced by (5)
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