Some Luck
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Some Luck is a multigenerational novel by Jane Smiley that follows an Iowa farm family from the 1920s through the mid-20th century, exploring American life through their changing fortunes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Some Luck canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9098659 — 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: Some Luck Context triple: [Jane Smiley, notableWork, Some Luck]
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A.
With a Little Luck
"With a Little Luck" is a soft rock song by Paul McCartney and his band Wings, released in 1978 and known for its mellow, synth-driven sound and commercial success.
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B.
The Truth About Luck
The Truth About Luck is a reflective nonfiction book by Iain Reid that blends memoir and philosophical meditation as he spends time with his elderly grandmother exploring ideas of fortune, aging, and gratitude.
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C.
The Lucky Chance
The Lucky Chance is a Restoration comedy play by Aphra Behn that satirizes marriage, gender roles, and sexual politics in late 17th-century England.
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D.
The Lucky One
The Lucky One is a romantic drama film based on a Nicholas Sparks novel, following a U.S. Marine who seeks out a woman he believes was his good-luck charm during the war.
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E.
The Lucky Ones
The Lucky Ones is a 2008 American road drama film that follows three U.S. soldiers on an unexpected cross-country journey after returning home from the Iraq War.
- 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: Some Luck Target entity description: Some Luck is a multigenerational novel by Jane Smiley that follows an Iowa farm family from the 1920s through the mid-20th century, exploring American life through their changing fortunes.
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A.
With a Little Luck
"With a Little Luck" is a soft rock song by Paul McCartney and his band Wings, released in 1978 and known for its mellow, synth-driven sound and commercial success.
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B.
The Truth About Luck
The Truth About Luck is a reflective nonfiction book by Iain Reid that blends memoir and philosophical meditation as he spends time with his elderly grandmother exploring ideas of fortune, aging, and gratitude.
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C.
The Lucky Chance
The Lucky Chance is a Restoration comedy play by Aphra Behn that satirizes marriage, gender roles, and sexual politics in late 17th-century England.
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D.
The Lucky One
The Lucky One is a romantic drama film based on a Nicholas Sparks novel, following a U.S. Marine who seeks out a woman he believes was his good-luck charm during the war.
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E.
The Lucky Ones
The Lucky Ones is a 2008 American road drama film that follows three U.S. soldiers on an unexpected cross-country journey after returning home from the Iraq War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Jane Smiley ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| explores | American history through one family ⓘ |
| follows | Iowa farm family ⓘ |
| genre |
family saga
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ multigenerational novel ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasSetting | farm ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
agricultural life
ⓘ
economic hardship ⓘ family dynamics ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
American life
ⓘ
changing fortunes ⓘ family relationships ⓘ rural life ⓘ social change ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Last Hundred Years Trilogy ⓘ |
| publisher |
Knopf
ⓘ
linked to:
Alfred A. Knopf
|
| seriesPosition | first book ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| settingLocation | Iowa ⓘ |
| settingPeriodEnd | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| settingPeriodStart | 1920s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Some Luck Description of subject: Some Luck is a multigenerational novel by Jane Smiley that follows an Iowa farm family from the 1920s through the mid-20th century, exploring American life through their changing fortunes.
Referenced by (5)
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