One Fat Englishman
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One Fat Englishman is a satirical 1963 novel by Kingsley Amis that follows the misadventures of an overweight, lecherous British publisher during a chaotic visit to the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| One Fat Englishman canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8510231 — 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: One Fat Englishman Context triple: [Kingsley Amis, notableWork, One Fat Englishman]
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A.
the Englishman
The Englishman is a scholarly, book-obsessed traveler in Paulo Coelho’s novel "The Alchemist" who seeks the secrets of alchemy through study rather than intuition.
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B.
Englishman in New York
"Englishman in New York" is a jazz-influenced pop song by Sting, best known for its smooth saxophone melody and themes of individuality and outsider identity.
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C.
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
"Mad Dogs and Englishmen" is a satirical comic song by Noël Coward that humorously critiques British colonial attitudes and their absurd behavior in tropical climates.
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D.
The Fat One
The Fat One is the English translation of the Italian nickname "La Grassa," often used to refer to the city of Bologna for its rich culinary tradition.
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E.
The Limey
The Limey is a 1999 neo-noir crime film directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring Terence Stamp as a vengeful ex-con seeking justice for his daughter's death in Los Angeles.
- 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: One Fat Englishman Target entity description: One Fat Englishman is a satirical 1963 novel by Kingsley Amis that follows the misadventures of an overweight, lecherous British publisher during a chaotic visit to the United States.
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A.
the Englishman
The Englishman is a scholarly, book-obsessed traveler in Paulo Coelho’s novel "The Alchemist" who seeks the secrets of alchemy through study rather than intuition.
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B.
Englishman in New York
"Englishman in New York" is a jazz-influenced pop song by Sting, best known for its smooth saxophone melody and themes of individuality and outsider identity.
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C.
Mad Dogs and Englishmen
"Mad Dogs and Englishmen" is a satirical comic song by Noël Coward that humorously critiques British colonial attitudes and their absurd behavior in tropical climates.
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D.
The Fat One
The Fat One is the English translation of the Italian nickname "La Grassa," often used to refer to the city of Bologna for its rich culinary tradition.
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E.
The Limey
The Limey is a 1999 neo-noir crime film directed by Steven Soderbergh, starring Terence Stamp as a vengeful ex-con seeking justice for his daughter's death in Los Angeles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| author |
Kingsley Amis
ⓘ
linked to:
Sir Kingsley Amis
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| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | print ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
ⓘ
satire ⓘ |
| hasAuthorWorkRelation | part of Kingsley Amis’s comic novels ⓘ |
| hasHumorStyle |
black comedy
ⓘ
farce ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacterTrait |
lecherous
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misanthropic ⓘ overweight ⓘ |
| hasSubject | British expatriates in America ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar British fiction ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacterNationality | English ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonist | Roger Micheldene ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | publisher ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1963 ⓘ |
| setting |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| theme |
adultery
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cultural clash ⓘ middle-aged male anxiety ⓘ satire of academia ⓘ satire of literary culture ⓘ sexual obsession ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: One Fat Englishman Description of subject: One Fat Englishman is a satirical 1963 novel by Kingsley Amis that follows the misadventures of an overweight, lecherous British publisher during a chaotic visit to the United States.
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subject linked to:
Sir Kingsley Amis