This Storm
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"This Storm" is a dark, intricately plotted historical crime novel by James Ellroy set in World War II–era Los Angeles, blending noir fiction with political conspiracy and social unrest.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| This Storm canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6263799 — 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: This Storm Context triple: [James Ellroy, notableWork, This Storm]
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A.
The Storm
"The Storm" is a short story by American author Kate Chopin that explores themes of passion, infidelity, and female desire in the context of a brief extramarital encounter during a Louisiana thunderstorm.
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B.
The Storm
The Storm is a musical act known for its connection to the band Journey, featuring members who continued in a similar melodic rock style.
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C.
The Storm
"The Storm" is a landscape painting by American artist George Inness, exemplifying his atmospheric, tonalist style and spiritual approach to nature.
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D.
Eye of the Storm
Eye of the Storm is a thriller novel by Jack Higgins that follows an elite assassin embroiled in a high-stakes plot involving political intrigue and terrorism.
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E.
I Am the Storm
"I Am the Storm" is a musical track from the Game of Thrones Season 7 soundtrack composed by Ramin Djawadi.
- 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: This Storm Target entity description: "This Storm" is a dark, intricately plotted historical crime novel by James Ellroy set in World War II–era Los Angeles, blending noir fiction with political conspiracy and social unrest.
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A.
The Storm
The Storm is a musical act known for its connection to the band Journey, featuring members who continued in a similar melodic rock style.
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B.
The Storm
"The Storm" is a landscape painting by American artist George Inness, exemplifying his atmospheric, tonalist style and spiritual approach to nature.
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C.
The Storm
"The Storm" is a short story by American author Kate Chopin that explores themes of passion, infidelity, and female desire in the context of a brief extramarital encounter during a Louisiana thunderstorm.
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D.
Eye of the Storm
Eye of the Storm is a thriller novel by Jack Higgins that follows an elite assassin embroiled in a high-stakes plot involving political intrigue and terrorism.
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E.
I Am the Storm
"I Am the Storm" is a musical track from the Game of Thrones Season 7 soundtrack composed by Ramin Djawadi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical crime novel
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noir fiction work ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | James Ellroy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| followsWork | Perfidia ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ noir ⓘ political thriller ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Buzz Meeks
ⓘ
Hideo Ashida ⓘ Kay Lake ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Dudley Smith ⓘ |
| hasReception | generally positive critical reviews ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American fascism
ⓘ
internment of Japanese Americans ⓘ organized crime in Los Angeles ⓘ police corruption in Los Angeles ⓘ wartime espionage ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corruption
ⓘ
police brutality ⓘ political conspiracy ⓘ racism ⓘ social unrest ⓘ war-time paranoia ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-0307957009 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | neo-noir ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | multi-perspective ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of real and fictional historical figures
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dense, intricately plotted narrative ⓘ |
| pageCount | 608 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Second L.A. Quartet
ⓘ
linked to:
L.A. Quartet
|
| publicationDate | 2019 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod |
1940s
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World War II ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: This Storm Description of subject: "This Storm" is a dark, intricately plotted historical crime novel by James Ellroy set in World War II–era Los Angeles, blending noir fiction with political conspiracy and social unrest.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.