Flesh and Blood
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"Flesh and Blood" is a multigenerational family saga novel by American author Michael Cunningham that explores themes of identity, sexuality, and the complexities of familial relationships.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Flesh and Blood canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10091672 — 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: Flesh and Blood Context triple: [Michael Cunningham, notableWork, Flesh and Blood]
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A.
Flesh and Blood
"Flesh and Blood" is a 1980 studio album by the English rock band Roxy Music, known for its sophisticated pop sound and polished production.
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B.
Flesh & Blood
Flesh & Blood is a hard rock studio album by the British band Whitesnake, known for its melodic hooks and classic arena-rock sound.
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C.
Flesh+Blood
Flesh+Blood is a 1985 gritty medieval adventure film directed by Paul Verhoeven, known for its brutal realism and starring Rutger Hauer as the leader of a band of mercenaries.
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D.
Bloods
Bloods is a predominantly African-American street gang that originated in Los Angeles and is known for its rivalry with the Crips and its nationwide network of affiliated sets.
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E.
Bloods
Bloods is a popular nickname for the Sydney Swans, an Australian Football League club known for its red-and-white colors and strong team culture.
- 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: Flesh and Blood Target entity description: "Flesh and Blood" is a multigenerational family saga novel by American author Michael Cunningham that explores themes of identity, sexuality, and the complexities of familial relationships.
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A.
Flesh and Blood
"Flesh and Blood" is a 1980 studio album by the English rock band Roxy Music, known for its sophisticated pop sound and polished production.
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B.
Flesh & Blood
Flesh & Blood is a hard rock studio album by the British band Whitesnake, known for its melodic hooks and classic arena-rock sound.
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C.
Flesh+Blood
Flesh+Blood is a 1985 gritty medieval adventure film directed by Paul Verhoeven, known for its brutal realism and starring Rutger Hauer as the leader of a band of mercenaries.
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D.
Bloods
Bloods is a predominantly African-American street gang that originated in Los Angeles and is known for its rivalry with the Crips and its nationwide network of affiliated sets.
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E.
Bloods
Bloods is a popular nickname for the Sydney Swans, an Australian Football League club known for its red-and-white colors and strong team culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Michael Cunningham ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| explores |
Greek American immigrant experience
ⓘ
LGBTQ+ identities ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1995 ⓘ |
| genre |
family saga
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Michael Cunningham ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Billy Stassos
ⓘ
Bobby ⓘ Cassandra ⓘ Constantine Stassos ⓘ Mary Stassos ⓘ Susan Stassos ⓘ Will ⓘ Zoe Stassos ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780312195530 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
AIDS crisis
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ identity ⓘ immigration ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeScope | multigenerational ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of complex family dynamics
ⓘ
early treatment of AIDS in mainstream literary fiction ⓘ |
| notableWork | Flesh and Blood ⓘ |
| publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux ⓘ |
| setting |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| settingPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| structure | chronological with time jumps ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Flesh and Blood Description of subject: "Flesh and Blood" is a multigenerational family saga novel by American author Michael Cunningham that explores themes of identity, sexuality, and the complexities of familial relationships.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.