Moab Is My Washpot
E296034
"Moab Is My Washpot" is Stephen Fry’s candid and humorous autobiographical memoir covering his troubled youth, early adulthood, and path toward self-discovery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Moab Is My Washpot canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2758554 — 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: Moab Is My Washpot Context triple: [Stephen Fry, notableWork, Moab Is My Washpot]
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A.
Custer Died for Your Sins
"Custer Died for Your Sins" is a groundbreaking 1969 book by Vine Deloria Jr. that sharply critiques U.S. policies toward Native Americans and helped catalyze the Native American civil rights movement and literary renaissance.
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B.
I Miss the Mountains
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C.
True West
True West is a darkly comic stage play by Sam Shepard that explores the volatile relationship between two estranged brothers and the myth of the American West.
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D.
Without a Paddle
Without a Paddle is a 2004 American comedy adventure film about three childhood friends who embark on a disastrous canoe trip in search of a long-lost treasure.
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E.
Tuva or Bust!
Tuva or Bust! is a nonfiction book by Ralph Leighton that chronicles his and physicist Richard Feynman’s humorous, ultimately thwarted quest to travel to the remote Russian republic of Tuva.
- 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: Moab Is My Washpot Target entity description: "Moab Is My Washpot" is Stephen Fry’s candid and humorous autobiographical memoir covering his troubled youth, early adulthood, and path toward self-discovery.
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A.
Custer Died for Your Sins
"Custer Died for Your Sins" is a groundbreaking 1969 book by Vine Deloria Jr. that sharply critiques U.S. policies toward Native Americans and helped catalyze the Native American civil rights movement and literary renaissance.
-
B.
I Miss the Mountains
"I Miss the Mountains" is a poignant solo number from the rock musical *Next to Normal*, in which the character Diana reflects on the emotional numbness caused by her psychiatric medication and longs for the intensity of her former feelings.
-
C.
True West
True West is a darkly comic stage play by Sam Shepard that explores the volatile relationship between two estranged brothers and the myth of the American West.
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D.
Without a Paddle
Without a Paddle is a 2004 American comedy adventure film about three childhood friends who embark on a disastrous canoe trip in search of a long-lost treasure.
-
E.
Tuva or Bust!
Tuva or Bust! is a nonfiction book by Ralph Leighton that chronicles his and physicist Richard Feynman’s humorous, ultimately thwarted quest to travel to the remote Russian republic of Tuva.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiography
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book ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| audiobookNarrator | Stephen Fry ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Fry ⓘ |
| basedOn | Stephen Fry's life ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Fry Chronicles ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical memoir
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
audiobook edition
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hardcover edition ⓘ paperback edition ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-09-945704-6 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
accounts of Stephen Fry's criminal behavior
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accounts of Stephen Fry's early acting experiences ⓘ accounts of Stephen Fry's school days ⓘ accounts of Stephen Fry's time in prison ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Stephen Fry
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Stephen Fry's early adulthood ⓘ Stephen Fry's youth ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation |
Cambridge University
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Norfolk ⓘ public school in England ⓘ |
| notableFor |
honest depiction of adolescent turmoil
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witty narrative voice ⓘ |
| pageCount | 368 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1997 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hutchinson ⓘ |
| subject |
British culture
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boarding school life ⓘ family relationships ⓘ homosexuality ⓘ mental health ⓘ theft ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
| title | Moab Is My Washpot ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | biblical phrase "Moab is my washpot" from Psalm 60:8 ⓘ |
| tone |
candid
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humorous ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Moab Is My Washpot Description of subject: "Moab Is My Washpot" is Stephen Fry’s candid and humorous autobiographical memoir covering his troubled youth, early adulthood, and path toward self-discovery.
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