Underworld USA Trilogy
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Underworld USA Trilogy is a set of three noir historical novels by James Ellroy that fictionalize major events in mid-20th-century American crime and politics.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Underworld USA Trilogy canonical | 4 |
| American Underworld Trilogy | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Underworld USA Trilogy Context triple: [James Ellroy, series, Underworld USA Trilogy]
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Underworld
Underworld is a dark fantasy action-horror film franchise centered on the secret war between vampires and werewolves (Lycans), known for its stylized visuals and gothic atmosphere.
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B.
Underworld
Underworld is a British electronic music group known for their innovative blend of techno, trance, and ambient sounds, as well as their influential work on film and theatre scores.
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C.
Underworld
Underworld is a critically acclaimed 1997 novel by Don DeLillo that weaves together Cold War history, American pop culture, and personal narratives into a sprawling meditation on memory, waste, and the late-20th-century United States.
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D.
Underworld
The Underworld is the ancient Greek realm of the dead, a shadowy subterranean domain where souls go after death under the dominion of Hades.
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E.
The Underworld
The Underworld is a renowned live music venue and nightclub in Camden Town, London, known for hosting rock, punk, and alternative acts.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: Underworld USA Trilogy Target entity description: Underworld USA Trilogy is a set of three noir historical novels by James Ellroy that fictionalize major events in mid-20th-century American crime and politics.
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A.
Underworld
Underworld is a dark fantasy action-horror film franchise centered on the secret war between vampires and werewolves (Lycans), known for its stylized visuals and gothic atmosphere.
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B.
Underworld
Underworld is a British electronic music group known for their innovative blend of techno, trance, and ambient sounds, as well as their influential work on film and theatre scores.
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C.
Underworld
Underworld is a critically acclaimed 1997 novel by Don DeLillo that weaves together Cold War history, American pop culture, and personal narratives into a sprawling meditation on memory, waste, and the late-20th-century United States.
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D.
Underworld
The Underworld is the ancient Greek realm of the dead, a shadowy subterranean domain where souls go after death under the dominion of Hades.
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E.
The Underworld
The Underworld is a renowned live music venue and nightclub in Camden Town, London, known for hosting rock, punk, and alternative acts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary trilogy
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novel series ⓘ |
| author | James Ellroy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| fictionalizes |
CIA covert operations
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FBI covert operations ⓘ Vietnam War era politics ⓘ activities of the American Mafia ⓘ assassination of John F. Kennedy ⓘ civil rights movement ⓘ
linked to:
American civil rights movement
|
| firstWorkPublicationDate | 1995 ⓘ |
| follows | L.A. Quartet ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ noir fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
American Tabloid
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Blood's a Rover ⓘ The Cold Six Thousand ⓘ |
| hasWorkOrder |
1: American Tabloid
ⓘ
linked to:
American Tabloid
2: The Cold Six Thousand ⓘ
linked to:
The Cold Six Thousand
3: Blood's a Rover ⓘ
linked to:
Blood's a Rover
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastWorkPublicationDate | 2009 ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | neo-noir ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
American politics
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conspiracy ⓘ organized crime ⓘ political corruption ⓘ |
| mediaType |
book
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print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
multi-perspective
ⓘ
nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dense, staccato prose style
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interweaving real and fictional characters ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 3 ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorCareer | later career work of James Ellroy ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
Cold War era
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mid-20th-century United States ⓘ |
| subject |
U.S. national security state
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intersection of crime and government ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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linked to: Underworld USA Trilogy