My Life as a Fake
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My Life as a Fake is a 2003 novel by Australian author Peter Carey that reimagines the Ern Malley literary hoax as a dark, metafictional tale about authorship, identity, and creation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| My Life as a Fake canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5136570 — 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: My Life as a Fake Context triple: [Peter Carey, notableWork, My Life as a Fake]
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A.
My Life as a Man
My Life as a Man is a 1974 novel by Philip Roth that explores themes of identity, authorship, and the complexities of male-female relationships through a metafictional structure.
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B.
Laugh Now Cry Later
"Laugh Now Cry Later" is a 2020 hip-hop single by Drake featuring Lil Durk that gained widespread popularity for its melodic style and high-profile music video.
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C.
This Life
"This Life" is a rock-influenced theme song best known for opening the television series *Sons of Anarchy*, capturing its outlaw biker tone and atmosphere.
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D.
This Life
"This Life" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2009 rock album "Working on a Dream."
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E.
This Life
"This Life" is a British television drama series that follows the intertwined personal and professional lives of young lawyers sharing a house in London.
- 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: My Life as a Fake Target entity description: My Life as a Fake is a 2003 novel by Australian author Peter Carey that reimagines the Ern Malley literary hoax as a dark, metafictional tale about authorship, identity, and creation.
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A.
My Life as a Man
My Life as a Man is a 1974 novel by Philip Roth that explores themes of identity, authorship, and the complexities of male-female relationships through a metafictional structure.
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B.
Laugh Now Cry Later
"Laugh Now Cry Later" is a 2020 hip-hop single by Drake featuring Lil Durk that gained widespread popularity for its melodic style and high-profile music video.
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C.
This Life
"This Life" is a rock-influenced theme song best known for opening the television series *Sons of Anarchy*, capturing its outlaw biker tone and atmosphere.
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D.
This Life
"This Life" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 2009 rock album "Working on a Dream."
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E.
This Life
"This Life" is a British television drama series that follows the intertwined personal and professional lives of young lawyers sharing a house in London.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
metafiction
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Peter Carey ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Australian ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Australia ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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metafiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Peter Carey ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
forgery
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literary fraud ⓘ poetry ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Ern Malley hoax ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
authorship
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creation ⓘ identity ⓘ literary hoax ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark metafictional treatment of authorship
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reimagining the Ern Malley literary hoax ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 21st century ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Faber and Faber
ⓘ
Knopf ⓘ
linked to:
Alfred A. Knopf
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| setting |
Australia
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Malaysia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: My Life as a Fake Description of subject: My Life as a Fake is a 2003 novel by Australian author Peter Carey that reimagines the Ern Malley literary hoax as a dark, metafictional tale about authorship, identity, and creation.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.