Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book
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Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book is a postmodern novel by Maxine Hong Kingston that follows a young Chinese American writer in 1960s San Francisco as he grapples with identity, art, and cultural heritage.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T549419 — 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: Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book Context triple: [Maxine Hong Kingston, notableWork, Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book]
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A.
Between Riverside and Crazy
"Between Riverside and Crazy" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning dark comedy-drama play by Stephen Adly Guirgis that explores race, family, and gentrification through the story of a retired New York City cop fighting eviction from his rent-controlled apartment.
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Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms is a 1939 American musical film, based on the Rodgers and Hart stage musical, best known for starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show.
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C.
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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D.
Shopgirl
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E.
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret is an intimate performance space associated with Barrington Stage Company, known for hosting cabaret-style music and theatrical events.
- 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: Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book Target entity description: Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book is a postmodern novel by Maxine Hong Kingston that follows a young Chinese American writer in 1960s San Francisco as he grapples with identity, art, and cultural heritage.
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A.
Between Riverside and Crazy
"Between Riverside and Crazy" is a Pulitzer Prize–winning dark comedy-drama play by Stephen Adly Guirgis that explores race, family, and gentrification through the story of a retired New York City cop fighting eviction from his rent-controlled apartment.
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B.
Babes in Arms
Babes in Arms is a 1939 American musical film, based on the Rodgers and Hart stage musical, best known for starring Judy Garland and Mickey Rooney as aspiring performers putting on a show.
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C.
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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D.
Shopgirl
Shopgirl is a novella by Steve Martin that explores the lonely, bittersweet romantic entanglements of a young saleswoman in Los Angeles.
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E.
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret is an intimate performance space associated with Barrington Stage Company, known for hosting cabaret-style music and theatrical events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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postmodern novel ⓘ |
| author | Maxine Hong Kingston ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| genre |
Chinese American literature
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bildungsroman ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780679727897 ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 400 ⓘ |
| incorporates |
Chinese folklore
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classical Chinese literature references ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
blend of myth, theater, and narrative prose
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depiction of 1960s Bay Area counterculture from a Chinese American perspective ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacterEthnicity | Chinese American ⓘ |
| mainThemes |
Asian American identity
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art and creativity ⓘ counterculture ⓘ cultural heritage ⓘ racism and stereotyping ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
experimental
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intertextual ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1989 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Wittman Ah Sing ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| settingPlace | San Francisco ⓘ |
| settingTimePeriod | 1960s ⓘ |
| titleAlludesTo | fake book (musicians' songbook) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book Description of subject: Tripmaster Monkey: His Fake Book is a postmodern novel by Maxine Hong Kingston that follows a young Chinese American writer in 1960s San Francisco as he grapples with identity, art, and cultural heritage.
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