The Dean’s December
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The Dean’s December is a novel by Saul Bellow that follows an American academic in Cold War–era Bucharest and Chicago as he confronts political repression, moral decay, and personal crisis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Dean’s December canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Dean’s December Context triple: [Saul Bellow, notableWork, The Dean’s December]
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A.
El Decano
El Decano is the traditional nickname of Club Olimpia, one of Paraguay’s oldest and most successful football clubs.
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B.
Le Doyen
Le Doyen is the historic Algerian football club MC Alger, renowned as one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious teams.
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C.
The Divinity School
The Divinity School is a historic academic institution dedicated to the study of theology, religion, and related disciplines.
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D.
The Last Graduate
The Last Graduate is a fantasy novel by Naomi Novik that continues the Scholomance series, following magically gifted students struggling to survive their deadly school as they approach graduation.
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E.
A Week in December
A Week in December is a contemporary novel by Sebastian Faulks that interweaves the lives of several Londoners over the course of one week, exploring themes of finance, terrorism, and modern urban life.
- 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 Dean’s December Target entity description: The Dean’s December is a novel by Saul Bellow that follows an American academic in Cold War–era Bucharest and Chicago as he confronts political repression, moral decay, and personal crisis.
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A.
El Decano
El Decano is the traditional nickname of Club Olimpia, one of Paraguay’s oldest and most successful football clubs.
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B.
Le Doyen
Le Doyen is the historic Algerian football club MC Alger, renowned as one of the country’s oldest and most prestigious teams.
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C.
The Divinity School
The Divinity School is a historic academic institution dedicated to the study of theology, religion, and related disciplines.
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D.
The Last Graduate
The Last Graduate is a fantasy novel by Naomi Novik that continues the Scholomance series, following magically gifted students struggling to survive their deadly school as they approach graduation.
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E.
A Week in December
A Week in December is a contemporary novel by Sebastian Faulks that interweaves the lives of several Londoners over the course of one week, exploring themes of finance, terrorism, and modern urban life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Saul Bellow ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
East–West ideological tensions
ⓘ
conflict between individual conscience and state power ⓘ intellectual responsibility ⓘ moral decay ⓘ personal crisis ⓘ political repression ⓘ urban violence in America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| followedByWorkBySameAuthor | More Die of Heartbreak ⓘ |
| followsWorkBySameAuthor | Humboldt’s Gift ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
political novel ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Saul Bellow ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780060150234 ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 300–400 pages ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar American literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Corde ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contrast between Eastern European dictatorship and American society
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depiction of life under Romanian communism ⓘ |
| originalMediaType | print ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | Saul Bellow’s later novels ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | American academic ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harper & Row ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Bucharest
ⓘ
Chicago ⓘ |
| settingTime | Cold War era ⓘ |
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