A Man in Full
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A Man in Full is a 1998 novel by American author Tom Wolfe that satirically explores race, class, and power in contemporary Atlanta through the intertwined lives of a real estate tycoon and those around him.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Man in Full canonical | 4 |
| A Man in Full (TV series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Man in Full Context triple: [Tom Wolfe, notableWork, A Man in Full]
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A.
The Malloys
The Malloys are a directing duo known for their influential and stylish music videos and commercials.
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B.
The Taxpayer
"The Taxpayer" is a short story by Ray Bradbury that follows a frustrated man desperate to escape Earth’s troubles by securing a place on a rocket to Mars.
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C.
The Power Broker
The Power Broker is Robert A. Caro’s landmark biography of urban planner Robert Moses, renowned for its exhaustive research and incisive examination of political power and city-building in 20th-century New York.
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D.
American Pastoral
American Pastoral is a Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Philip Roth that explores the disintegration of the American Dream through the tragic unraveling of a seemingly ideal postwar family.
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The Forgotten Man
The Forgotten Man is an influential 19th-century political and sociological essay by William Graham Sumner that critiques government intervention and highlights the overlooked burdens placed on ordinary taxpayers.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Man in Full Target entity description: A Man in Full is a 1998 novel by American author Tom Wolfe that satirically explores race, class, and power in contemporary Atlanta through the intertwined lives of a real estate tycoon and those around him.
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A.
The Malloys
The Malloys are a directing duo known for their influential and stylish music videos and commercials.
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B.
The Taxpayer
"The Taxpayer" is a short story by Ray Bradbury that follows a frustrated man desperate to escape Earth’s troubles by securing a place on a rocket to Mars.
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C.
The Power Broker
The Power Broker is Robert A. Caro’s landmark biography of urban planner Robert Moses, renowned for its exhaustive research and incisive examination of political power and city-building in 20th-century New York.
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D.
American Pastoral
American Pastoral is a Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Philip Roth that explores the disintegration of the American Dream through the tragic unraveling of a seemingly ideal postwar family.
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E.
The Forgotten Man
The Forgotten Man is an influential 19th-century political and sociological essay by William Graham Sumner that critiques government intervention and highlights the overlooked burdens placed on ordinary taxpayers.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationFormat | television miniseries ⓘ |
| adaptationPlatform | Netflix ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 2024 ⓘ |
| author | Tom Wolfe ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| bestsellerList | The New York Times Best Seller list ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist | design by Janet Halverson ⓘ |
| criticalReception | bestseller ⓘ |
| firstEditionPrintRun | approximately 1.2 million copies ⓘ |
| followedBy | I Am Charlotte Simmons ⓘ |
| genre |
satirical novel
ⓘ
social novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
A Man in Full (TV series)
ⓘ
linked to:
A Man in Full
|
| hasSubject |
college football culture
ⓘ
corporate debt ⓘ race relations in the American South ⓘ urban development ⓘ |
| ISBN | 978-0-374-18705-9 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryAwardNomination |
National Book Award longlist (reported consideration)
ⓘ
linked to:
National Book Award longlist
|
| literaryMovement | New Journalism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Charlie Croker
ⓘ
Conrad Hensley ⓘ Roger White II ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of contemporary Atlanta
ⓘ
satire of American business and politics ⓘ |
| originalTitle | A Man in Full ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 742 ⓘ |
| precededBy |
The Bonfire of the Vanities
ⓘ
linked to:
The Bonfire of the Vanities (novel)
|
| publicationDate | 1998 ⓘ |
| publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux ⓘ |
| setInCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| setInLocation |
Atlanta, Georgia
ⓘ
linked to:
Atlanta
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| setInPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| theme |
Southern culture
ⓘ
class ⓘ economic inequality ⓘ masculinity ⓘ politics ⓘ power ⓘ race ⓘ real estate development ⓘ |
| timeToWrite | approximately 11 years ⓘ |
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