The Man in the Red Coat
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The Man in the Red Coat is a non-fiction book by Julian Barnes that explores Belle Époque Paris through the life of pioneering surgeon Samuel Pozzi and his cultural milieu.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Man in the Red Coat canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5077544 — 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: The Man in the Red Coat Context triple: [Julian Barnes, notableWork, The Man in the Red Coat]
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A.
The Man in Grey
The Man in Grey is a 1943 British melodrama film, noted as the first of Gainsborough Pictures’ popular series of costume dramas that helped define the studio’s success in the 1940s.
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B.
The Red Armchair
The Red Armchair is a famous 1932 portrait by Pablo Picasso depicting his lover and muse Marie-Thérèse Walter in his distinctive Cubist style.
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C.
The Woman in Red
The Woman in Red is a 1984 romantic comedy film starring Gene Wilder that is especially known for its soundtrack featuring Stevie Wonder’s hit song “I Just Called to Say I Love You.”
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D.
The Unforgotten Coat
The Unforgotten Coat is a children's novel by Frank Cottrell-Boyce that follows two Mongolian refugee brothers and their friendship with a British schoolgirl, exploring themes of memory, migration, and belonging.
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E.
The Checkered Coat
The Checkered Coat is a 1948 American crime drama film featuring actress Wanda Hendrix in a leading role.
- 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 Man in the Red Coat Target entity description: The Man in the Red Coat is a non-fiction book by Julian Barnes that explores Belle Époque Paris through the life of pioneering surgeon Samuel Pozzi and his cultural milieu.
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A.
The Man in Grey
The Man in Grey is a 1943 British melodrama film, noted as the first of Gainsborough Pictures’ popular series of costume dramas that helped define the studio’s success in the 1940s.
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B.
The Red Armchair
The Red Armchair is a famous 1932 portrait by Pablo Picasso depicting his lover and muse Marie-Thérèse Walter in his distinctive Cubist style.
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C.
The Woman in Red
The Woman in Red is a 1984 romantic comedy film starring Gene Wilder that is especially known for its soundtrack featuring Stevie Wonder’s hit song “I Just Called to Say I Love You.”
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D.
The Unforgotten Coat
The Unforgotten Coat is a children's novel by Frank Cottrell-Boyce that follows two Mongolian refugee brothers and their friendship with a British schoolgirl, exploring themes of memory, migration, and belonging.
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E.
The Checkered Coat
The Checkered Coat is a 1948 American crime drama film featuring actress Wanda Hendrix in a leading role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Julian Barnes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
celebrity culture in the Belle Époque
ⓘ
modernity and decadence ⓘ science and culture ⓘ sexuality and morality ⓘ violence and honour ⓘ |
| featuresPerson |
Count Robert de Montesquiou
ⓘ
Jean Lorrain ⓘ Oscar Wilde ⓘ Samuel Pozzi ⓘ Sarah Bernhardt ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
art and literature
ⓘ
celebrity and scandal ⓘ cultural history ⓘ duelling and honour culture ⓘ history of medicine ⓘ |
| genre |
biography
ⓘ
history ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasCoverArt | image of a man in a red coat based on Sargent’s portrait of Pozzi ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | John Singer Sargent’s portrait of Dr. Pozzi at Home ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Belle Époque Paris
ⓘ
linked to:
Belle Époque
French Third Republic society ⓘ Samuel Pozzi ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
biographical
ⓘ
essayistic ⓘ historical ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2019 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Belle Époque ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Paris ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Man in the Red Coat Description of subject: The Man in the Red Coat is a non-fiction book by Julian Barnes that explores Belle Époque Paris through the life of pioneering surgeon Samuel Pozzi and his cultural milieu.
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