A Thousand Country Roads
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A Thousand Country Roads is a romantic novella by Robert James Waller that serves as a sequel and epilogue to his bestselling novel The Bridges of Madison County.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Thousand Country Roads canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9677372 — 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: A Thousand Country Roads Context triple: [Robert James Waller, notableWork, A Thousand Country Roads]
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A.
Old Country Road
Old Country Road is a major commercial thoroughfare in Nassau County, New York, lined with shopping centers, restaurants, and retail businesses.
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B.
Country Road
"Country Road" is a folk-rock song by American singer-songwriter James Taylor that reflects themes of longing, home, and personal journey.
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C.
Lonely Road
"Lonely Road" is likely a track or section within the musical work "Driving Rain," known for its introspective, solitary tone.
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D.
Lonesome Road
"Lonesome Road" is a folk song interpreted by Joan Baez on her early album "Joan Baez, Vol. 2," showcasing her distinctive vocal style and traditional repertoire.
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E.
Two Lane Highway
"Two Lane Highway" is a 1975 country rock album by Pure Prairie League that helped define the band's smooth, harmony-rich sound.
- 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: A Thousand Country Roads Target entity description: A Thousand Country Roads is a romantic novella by Robert James Waller that serves as a sequel and epilogue to his bestselling novel The Bridges of Madison County.
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A.
Old Country Road
Old Country Road is a major commercial thoroughfare in Nassau County, New York, lined with shopping centers, restaurants, and retail businesses.
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B.
Country Road
"Country Road" is a folk-rock song by American singer-songwriter James Taylor that reflects themes of longing, home, and personal journey.
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C.
Lonely Road
"Lonely Road" is likely a track or section within the musical work "Driving Rain," known for its introspective, solitary tone.
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D.
Lonesome Road
"Lonesome Road" is a folk song interpreted by Joan Baez on her early album "Joan Baez, Vol. 2," showcasing her distinctive vocal style and traditional repertoire.
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E.
Two Lane Highway
"Two Lane Highway" is a 1975 country rock album by Pure Prairie League that helped define the band's smooth, harmony-rich sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
ⓘ
novella ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | A Thousand Country Roads: An Epilogue to The Bridges of Madison County ⓘ |
| author | Robert James Waller ⓘ |
| basedOn | characters from The Bridges of Madison County ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| describedAs | epilogue to The Bridges of Madison County ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
aftermath of the events in The Bridges of Madison County
ⓘ
later life of Robert Kincaid ⓘ |
| follows |
The Bridges of Madison County
ⓘ
linked to:
The Bridges of Madison County (novel)
|
| genre | romantic fiction ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Iowa
ⓘ
Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| hasTitle | A Thousand Country Roads ⓘ |
| isSequelTo |
The Bridges of Madison County
ⓘ
linked to:
The Bridges of Madison County (novel)
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Francesca Johnson
ⓘ
Robert Kincaid ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | The Bridges of Madison County series ⓘ |
| publisher | Warner Books ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
ⓘ
lost love ⓘ memory ⓘ regret ⓘ second chances ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Thousand Country Roads Description of subject: A Thousand Country Roads is a romantic novella by Robert James Waller that serves as a sequel and epilogue to his bestselling novel The Bridges of Madison County.
Referenced by (2)
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