The Brooklyn Follies
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The Brooklyn Follies is a novel by Paul Auster that follows a retired insurance salesman seeking solace and meaning in Brooklyn, where chance encounters and family ties reshape his life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Brooklyn Follies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6828201 — 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 Brooklyn Follies Context triple: [Paul Auster, notableWork, The Brooklyn Follies]
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A.
Babes on Broadway
Babes on Broadway is a 1941 MGM musical film starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show to help underprivileged children.
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B.
Moon Over Broadway
Moon Over Broadway is a 1997 documentary film that chronicles the behind-the-scenes creation and tumultuous Broadway run of the stage comedy "Moon Over Buffalo."
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C.
The Will Rogers Follies
The Will Rogers Follies is a Broadway musical revue that celebrates the life and humor of American entertainer Will Rogers through lavish Ziegfeld-style production numbers.
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D.
Funky Broadway
Funky Broadway is a classic soul and R&B song popularized by Wilson Pickett, known for its gritty vocals, driving groove, and influential role in late-1960s funk and soul music.
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E.
Nights on Broadway
"Nights on Broadway" is a 1975 pop/disco song by the Bee Gees, known for showcasing Barry Gibb's emerging falsetto and helping define the group's mid-1970s sound.
- 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 Brooklyn Follies Target entity description: The Brooklyn Follies is a novel by Paul Auster that follows a retired insurance salesman seeking solace and meaning in Brooklyn, where chance encounters and family ties reshape his life.
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A.
Babes on Broadway
Babes on Broadway is a 1941 MGM musical film starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show to help underprivileged children.
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B.
Moon Over Broadway
Moon Over Broadway is a 1997 documentary film that chronicles the behind-the-scenes creation and tumultuous Broadway run of the stage comedy "Moon Over Buffalo."
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C.
The Will Rogers Follies
The Will Rogers Follies is a Broadway musical revue that celebrates the life and humor of American entertainer Will Rogers through lavish Ziegfeld-style production numbers.
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D.
Funky Broadway
Funky Broadway is a classic soul and R&B song popularized by Wilson Pickett, known for its gritty vocals, driving groove, and influential role in late-1960s funk and soul music.
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E.
Nights on Broadway
"Nights on Broadway" is a 1975 pop/disco song by the Bee Gees, known for showcasing Barry Gibb's emerging falsetto and helping define the group's mid-1970s sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Paul Auster ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| follows | a retired insurance salesman seeking solace in Brooklyn ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fiction
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Lucy
ⓘ
Nathan Glass ⓘ Tom Wood ⓘ |
| hasDedication | to Sophie Auster (commonly cited) ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780805077138 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 320 (approximate) ⓘ |
| hasReception | generally positive critical reviews ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American society
ⓘ
middle age ⓘ personal reinvention ⓘ urban life ⓘ |
| isWrittenBy | Paul Auster ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Nathan Glass ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| originalPublicationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorBibliography | works of Paul Auster ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York ⓘ |
| plotElement |
chance encounters reshape the protagonist's life
ⓘ
reconnection with family ties ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | retired insurance salesman ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| publisher | Henry Holt and Company ⓘ |
| setting |
Brooklyn
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| theme |
chance
ⓘ
family ⓘ identity ⓘ redemption ⓘ solitude ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting |
early 21st century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Brooklyn Follies Description of subject: The Brooklyn Follies is a novel by Paul Auster that follows a retired insurance salesman seeking solace and meaning in Brooklyn, where chance encounters and family ties reshape his life.
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