The Given Day
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The Given Day is a historical novel by Dennis Lehane set in post-World War I Boston, intertwining the lives of a working-class Irish-American family and an African-American ballplayer against a backdrop of social unrest and political upheaval.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Given Day canonical | 9 |
| This Given Day | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Given Day Context triple: [Dennis Lehane, notableWork, The Given Day]
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Day of the Vow
Day of the Vow is a South African Afrikaner religious and historical holiday commemorating the Voortrekkers’ victory over the Zulu at the Battle of Blood River in 1838.
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Jubilant Day
"Jubilant Day" is a song by the New Zealand indie-pop band The Oceanic.
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Day of the Sun
Day of the Sun is North Korea’s most important national holiday, marking the birth anniversary of founding leader Kim Il-sung with large-scale celebrations and state ceremonies.
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From Day to Day
From Day to Day is a World War II concentration camp diary by Norwegian architect Odd Nansen, renowned for its detailed, humane portrayal of life under Nazi imprisonment.
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E.
The Extra Day
The Extra Day is a 1956 British comedy film starring Sydney Chaplin, centered on the humorous misadventures that occur when a film production is unexpectedly delayed.
- 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 Given Day Target entity description: The Given Day is a historical novel by Dennis Lehane set in post-World War I Boston, intertwining the lives of a working-class Irish-American family and an African-American ballplayer against a backdrop of social unrest and political upheaval.
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A.
Day of the Vow
Day of the Vow is a South African Afrikaner religious and historical holiday commemorating the Voortrekkers’ victory over the Zulu at the Battle of Blood River in 1838.
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B.
Jubilant Day
"Jubilant Day" is a song by the New Zealand indie-pop band The Oceanic.
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C.
Day of the Sun
Day of the Sun is North Korea’s most important national holiday, marking the birth anniversary of founding leader Kim Il-sung with large-scale celebrations and state ceremonies.
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D.
From Day to Day
From Day to Day is a World War II concentration camp diary by Norwegian architect Odd Nansen, renowned for its detailed, humane portrayal of life under Nazi imprisonment.
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E.
The Extra Day
The Extra Day is a 1956 British comedy film starring Sydney Chaplin, centered on the humorous misadventures that occur when a film production is unexpectedly delayed.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Dennis Lehane ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPublication |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist | Chip Kidd ⓘ |
| followedBy | Live by Night ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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political novel ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Live by Night ⓘ |
| historicalEventDepicted |
1919 Boston Police Strike
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linked to:
Boston Police Strike
Spanish flu pandemic ⓘ
linked to:
1918 influenza pandemic
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| historicalFigureCharacter | Babe Ruth ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0-688-16318-1 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryAwardNomination |
Commonwealth Writers’ Prize (regional)
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linked to:
Commonwealth Writers' Prize
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| mainCharacter |
Danny Coughlin
ⓘ
Luther Laurence ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | multi-perspective narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of early 20th-century Boston politics
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integration of real historical figures into fiction ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 720 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Coughlin series
ⓘ
linked to:
Coughlin
|
| protagonistBackground |
African-American ballplayer
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working-class Irish-American family ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2008 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Morrow ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | post-World War I era ⓘ |
| setInYear |
1918
ⓘ
1919 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Boston
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Massachusetts ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| theme |
class conflict
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corruption ⓘ family dynamics ⓘ labor rights ⓘ political upheaval ⓘ race relations ⓘ social unrest ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Given Day Description of subject: The Given Day is a historical novel by Dennis Lehane set in post-World War I Boston, intertwining the lives of a working-class Irish-American family and an African-American ballplayer against a backdrop of social unrest and political upheaval.
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linked to: The Given Day