Mao II
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Mao II is a 1991 novel by Don DeLillo that explores themes of terrorism, mass media, and the diminishing power of the individual writer in a spectacle-driven world.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mao II canonical | 13 |
| Mao II (1991 novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T549353 — 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: Mao II Context triple: [Don DeLillo, notableWork, Mao II]
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A.
Mao Zemin
Mao Zemin was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician, and the younger brother of Mao Zedong, who held key financial and logistical roles in the early Chinese Communist Party before being executed in Xinjiang in 1943.
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B.
Mao Anqing
Mao Anqing was the second son of Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong, known for his work as a Russian-language translator and his relatively low political profile compared to his father.
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C.
Mao Anying
Mao Anying was the eldest son of Chinese leader Mao Zedong, best known for his death while serving as a volunteer officer in the Korean War.
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D.
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong was the founding father of the People's Republic of China and the leader of the Chinese Communist Party whose political, military, and ideological leadership reshaped 20th-century China.
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E.
Mao Zetan
Mao Zetan was a Chinese communist revolutionary and younger brother of Mao Zedong who participated in early Communist Party struggles and died during the Long March period.
- 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: Mao II Target entity description: Mao II is a 1991 novel by Don DeLillo that explores themes of terrorism, mass media, and the diminishing power of the individual writer in a spectacle-driven world.
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A.
Mao Zemin
Mao Zemin was a Chinese Communist revolutionary and politician, and the younger brother of Mao Zedong, who held key financial and logistical roles in the early Chinese Communist Party before being executed in Xinjiang in 1943.
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B.
Mao Anqing
Mao Anqing was the second son of Chinese Communist leader Mao Zedong, known for his work as a Russian-language translator and his relatively low political profile compared to his father.
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C.
Mao Anying
Mao Anying was the eldest son of Chinese leader Mao Zedong, best known for his death while serving as a volunteer officer in the Korean War.
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D.
Mao Zedong
Mao Zedong was the founding father of the People's Republic of China and the leader of the Chinese Communist Party whose political, military, and ideological leadership reshaped 20th-century China.
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E.
Mao Zetan
Mao Zetan was a Chinese communist revolutionary and younger brother of Mao Zedong who participated in early Communist Party struggles and died during the Long March period.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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postmodern novel ⓘ |
| author | Don DeLillo ⓘ |
| awarded |
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction nomination
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linked to:
PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
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| centralConflict | tension between writers and terrorists as shapers of public imagination ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
crowds and mass gatherings
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photography and televised images ⓘ seclusion and anonymity of the artist ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| criticalReception | widely acclaimed by literary critics ⓘ |
| explores |
the diminishing influence of the individual writer
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the power of images over texts ⓘ the relationship between terrorism and media ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followedBy | Underworld ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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political fiction ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtFeaturing | image of Mao Zedong ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American postmodernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Abu Rashid
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Bill Gray ⓘ George Haddad ⓘ Karen Janney ⓘ Scott ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
individual versus collective
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mass media ⓘ spectacle and image culture ⓘ terrorism ⓘ the power of crowds ⓘ the role of the writer ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | a reclusive novelist drawn into political events ⓘ |
| notableQuote | “The future belongs to crowds.” ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 241 ⓘ |
| precededBy | Libra ⓘ |
| protagonist | Bill Gray ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Viking Press
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linked to:
The Viking Press
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| setting |
Beirut
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London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
New York City ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| structure | divided into multiple parts ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfNarrative | late 20th century ⓘ |
| titleAlludesTo | Andy Warhol’s Mao portraits ⓘ |
| titleDerivedFrom | Mao Zedong ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Mao II Description of subject: Mao II is a 1991 novel by Don DeLillo that explores themes of terrorism, mass media, and the diminishing power of the individual writer in a spectacle-driven world.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Mao II