Joe Gould’s Teeth
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Joe Gould’s Teeth is a nonfiction book by historian Jill Lepore that investigates the mysterious life and lost writings of eccentric New York bohemian Joe Gould.
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| Joe Gould’s Teeth canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5913407 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joe Gould’s Teeth Context triple: [Jill Lepore, notableWork, Joe Gould’s Teeth]
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A.
Call It Sleep
Call It Sleep is a landmark 1934 novel by Henry Roth that portrays the inner life and struggles of a young Jewish immigrant boy growing up in New York City's Lower East Side.
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B.
After Laughter
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C.
Matchstick Men
Matchstick Men is a 2003 crime comedy-drama film directed by Ridley Scott about a phobic con artist whose life is upended when he unexpectedly meets a teenage daughter he never knew he had.
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D.
Fugitive Pieces
Fugitive Pieces is a 2007 drama film adaptation of Anne Michaels’ novel, exploring memory, loss, and the lasting impact of the Holocaust through the life of a rescued Polish boy.
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E.
The Land of Steady Habits
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- 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: Joe Gould’s Teeth Target entity description: Joe Gould’s Teeth is a nonfiction book by historian Jill Lepore that investigates the mysterious life and lost writings of eccentric New York bohemian Joe Gould.
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A.
Call It Sleep
Call It Sleep is a landmark 1934 novel by Henry Roth that portrays the inner life and struggles of a young Jewish immigrant boy growing up in New York City's Lower East Side.
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B.
After Laughter
After Laughter is Paramore’s fifth studio album, marking a stylistic shift toward bright, 1980s-influenced pop-rock with introspective, emotionally candid lyrics.
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C.
Matchstick Men
Matchstick Men is a 2003 crime comedy-drama film directed by Ridley Scott about a phobic con artist whose life is upended when he unexpectedly meets a teenage daughter he never knew he had.
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D.
Fugitive Pieces
Fugitive Pieces is a 2007 drama film adaptation of Anne Michaels’ novel, exploring memory, loss, and the lasting impact of the Holocaust through the life of a rescued Polish boy.
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E.
The Land of Steady Habits
The Land of Steady Habits is a traditional nickname for the U.S. state of Connecticut, reflecting its reputation for conservatism and stable customs.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biographical book
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author | Jill Lepore ⓘ |
| basedOn |
archival documents
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hospital records ⓘ personal correspondence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| exploresTheme |
ethics of biography
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history of psychiatry ⓘ marginalization and poverty ⓘ race and class in 20th-century America ⓘ truth and myth-making ⓘ |
| featuresPerson |
Ezra Pound
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Jill Lepore ⓘ Joe Gould ⓘ Joseph Mitchell ⓘ e.e. cummings ⓘ
linked to:
E. E. Cummings
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| genre |
biography
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history ⓘ literary nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasDeweyDecimalClassification | 974.71 ⓘ |
| hasForm | book-length essay ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9781101947586 ⓘ |
| hasLibraryOfCongressClassification | F128.9.G65 ⓘ |
| hasPlaceOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| hasWorkExample |
e-book edition
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hardcover edition ⓘ |
| investigates |
fate of Joe Gould’s lost writings
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life of Joe Gould ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining biography with historical investigation
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questioning existence of The Oral History of Our Time ⓘ reexamining Joe Gould’s legend ⓘ |
| originalPublisherImprint |
Knopf
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linked to:
Alfred A. Knopf
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| pageCount | approximately 256 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2016 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 20th-century New York City ⓘ |
| subject |
American modernist literature
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Joe Gould ⓘ New York City bohemians ⓘ The Oral History of Our Time ⓘ archival research ⓘ lost manuscripts ⓘ mental illness ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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