Just Kids
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Just Kids is Patti Smith’s acclaimed memoir recounting her intimate relationship and artistic coming-of-age with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in 1960s–70s New York City.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Just Kids canonical | 4 |
| Just Kids (planned film adaptation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3972517 — 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: Just Kids Context triple: [Patti Smith, notableWork, Just Kids]
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A.
Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys is a 2000 comedy-drama film directed by Curtis Hanson about a disillusioned college professor and novelist navigating a chaotic weekend that upends his personal and professional life.
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B.
Motherless Brooklyn
Motherless Brooklyn is a crime novel by Jonathan Lethem that follows a detective with Tourette’s syndrome as he investigates his mentor’s murder in a noir-inflected, character-driven mystery.
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C.
The Only Living Boy in New York
"The Only Living Boy in New York" is a reflective folk-rock song by Simon & Garfunkel, noted for its lush harmonies and introspective lyrics about isolation and friendship.
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D.
Shopgirl
Shopgirl is a novella by Steve Martin that explores the lonely, bittersweet romantic entanglements of a young saleswoman in Los Angeles.
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E.
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Last Exit to Brooklyn is a 1989 film adaptation of Hubert Selby Jr.'s controversial novel, known for its bleak portrayal of 1950s Brooklyn and featuring a critically acclaimed performance by Jennifer Jason Leigh.
- 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: Just Kids Target entity description: Just Kids is Patti Smith’s acclaimed memoir recounting her intimate relationship and artistic coming-of-age with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in 1960s–70s New York City.
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A.
Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys is a 2000 comedy-drama film directed by Curtis Hanson about a disillusioned college professor and novelist navigating a chaotic weekend that upends his personal and professional life.
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B.
Motherless Brooklyn
Motherless Brooklyn is a crime novel by Jonathan Lethem that follows a detective with Tourette’s syndrome as he investigates his mentor’s murder in a noir-inflected, character-driven mystery.
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C.
The Only Living Boy in New York
"The Only Living Boy in New York" is a reflective folk-rock song by Simon & Garfunkel, noted for its lush harmonies and introspective lyrics about isolation and friendship.
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D.
Shopgirl
Shopgirl is a novella by Steve Martin that explores the lonely, bittersweet romantic entanglements of a young saleswoman in Los Angeles.
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E.
Last Exit to Brooklyn
Last Exit to Brooklyn is a 1989 film adaptation of Hubert Selby Jr.'s controversial novel, known for its bleak portrayal of 1950s Brooklyn and featuring a critically acclaimed performance by Jennifer Jason Leigh.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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memoir ⓘ |
| author | Patti Smith ⓘ |
| awardReceived | National Book Award for Nonfiction ⓘ |
| awardReceivedYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| coverArtist |
Robert Mapplethorpe (photograph)
ⓘ
linked to:
Robert Mapplethorpe
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Robert Mapplethorpe ⓘ |
| depicts |
Chelsea Hotel
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linked to:
Hotel Chelsea
New York City art scene ⓘ relationship between Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe ⓘ |
| describes |
artistic coming-of-age of Patti Smith
ⓘ
early career of Robert Mapplethorpe ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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memoir ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Just Kids (planned film adaptation)
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linked to:
Just Kids
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| imprintOfPublisher | HarperCollins ⓘ |
| includedInList |
New York Times bestsellers
ⓘ
linked to:
The New York Times Best Seller list
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| isbn10 | 0060936223 ⓘ |
| isbn13 | 9780060936228 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryAward | National Book Award for Nonfiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Patti Smith
ⓘ
Robert Mapplethorpe ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evocative prose style
ⓘ
intimate portrait of Robert Mapplethorpe ⓘ portrayal of bohemian life in New York City ⓘ |
| pages | 320 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010-01-19 ⓘ |
| publisher | Ecco ⓘ |
| setting | New York City ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
art
ⓘ
coming-of-age ⓘ counterculture ⓘ friendship ⓘ love ⓘ music ⓘ |
| timeSpanCoveredEnd | 1989 ⓘ |
| timeSpanCoveredStart | late 1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Just Kids Description of subject: Just Kids is Patti Smith’s acclaimed memoir recounting her intimate relationship and artistic coming-of-age with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe in 1960s–70s New York City.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Just Kids