A Visit from the Goon Squad
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A Visit from the Goon Squad is a Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Jennifer Egan that interweaves the lives of music industry figures across decades in an experimental, time-jumping narrative.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Visit from the Goon Squad canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3374045 — 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: A Visit from the Goon Squad Context triple: [Jennifer Egan, notableWork, A Visit from the Goon Squad]
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A.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
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B.
The Waiting
"The Waiting" is a popular rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, known for its jangly guitars and reflective lyrics about anticipation and patience.
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C.
The Chain
The Chain is a segment of the 1953 Italian anthology film "The Human Condition," contributing one of its interconnected stories exploring postwar moral and social issues.
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D.
Odelay
Odelay is a critically acclaimed 1996 album by American musician Beck that blends alternative rock, hip hop, and experimental sounds.
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E.
Black Rock Sands
Black Rock Sands is a wide, sandy beach on the coast of North Wales, popular for its scenic views, vehicle access to the shore, and proximity to the town of Porthmadog.
- 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: A Visit from the Goon Squad Target entity description: A Visit from the Goon Squad is a Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Jennifer Egan that interweaves the lives of music industry figures across decades in an experimental, time-jumping narrative.
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A.
The Inevitable
The Inevitable is an English rendering of the name of Surah Al-Waqi'ah, a chapter of the Qur’an that vividly describes the certainty of the Day of Resurrection and the final sorting of humanity into different groups.
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B.
The Waiting
"The Waiting" is a popular rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, known for its jangly guitars and reflective lyrics about anticipation and patience.
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C.
The Chain
The Chain is a segment of the 1953 Italian anthology film "The Human Condition," contributing one of its interconnected stories exploring postwar moral and social issues.
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D.
Odelay
Odelay is a critically acclaimed 1996 album by American musician Beck that blends alternative rock, hip hop, and experimental sounds.
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E.
Black Rock Sands
Black Rock Sands is a wide, sandy beach on the coast of North Wales, popular for its scenic views, vehicle access to the shore, and proximity to the town of Porthmadog.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Jennifer Egan ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
LA Times Book Prize
ⓘ
linked to:
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction ⓘ
linked to:
National Book Critics Circle Award
Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| followedBy | The Candy House ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental fiction
ⓘ
linked short stories ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ metafiction ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | television series adaptation in development ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Alex
ⓘ
Bennie Salazar ⓘ Drew ⓘ Jules Jones ⓘ Lincoln ⓘ Lou Kline ⓘ Rhea ⓘ Sasha ⓘ Scotty Hausmann ⓘ |
| hasPart | chapter told in PowerPoint slides ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
aging
ⓘ
fame ⓘ memory ⓘ music industry ⓘ technology ⓘ time ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure |
multi-perspective
ⓘ
nonlinear ⓘ time-jumping ⓘ |
| notableFeature | chapter structured as a PowerPoint presentation ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 340 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setting |
Africa
ⓘ
Italy ⓘ New York City ⓘ San Francisco ⓘ |
| theme |
disruption by digital technology
ⓘ
identity and reinvention ⓘ impact of time on people ⓘ loss and regret ⓘ |
| timeSpan |
early 21st century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Visit from the Goon Squad Description of subject: A Visit from the Goon Squad is a Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Jennifer Egan that interweaves the lives of music industry figures across decades in an experimental, time-jumping narrative.
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