Which Way to Mecca, Jack?
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"Which Way to Mecca, Jack?" is a humorous memoir by William Peter Blatty recounting his experiences as a U.S. government public relations worker in the Middle East in the 1950s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Which Way to Mecca, Jack? canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10339841 — 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: Which Way to Mecca, Jack? Context triple: [William Peter Blatty, wrote, Which Way to Mecca, Jack?]
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A.
Hajj in Kismet
Hajj in *Kismet* is the charismatic, roguish poet and beggar protagonist of the musical, whose adventures drive the story’s blend of romance, comedy, and fantasy.
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B.
Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage is the final studio album by American jazz saxophonist Michael Brecker, acclaimed for its complex compositions and recorded shortly before his death.
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C.
Paso de Mahoma
Paso de Mahoma is a narrow, exposed rocky ridge near the summit of Aneto in the Pyrenees, known as the final and most technically delicate section of the standard ascent.
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D.
Road to Morocco
Road to Morocco is a 1942 musical comedy film in the "Road to..." series, starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope as two drifters who stumble into comic adventures in a fictional North African kingdom.
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E.
Di Bawah Lindungan Ka'bah
Di Bawah Lindungan Ka'bah is a classic Indonesian novel by Buya Hamka that portrays a tragic love story set against the backdrop of Minangkabau culture and Islamic values.
- 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: Which Way to Mecca, Jack? Target entity description: "Which Way to Mecca, Jack?" is a humorous memoir by William Peter Blatty recounting his experiences as a U.S. government public relations worker in the Middle East in the 1950s.
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A.
Hajj in Kismet
Hajj in *Kismet* is the charismatic, roguish poet and beggar protagonist of the musical, whose adventures drive the story’s blend of romance, comedy, and fantasy.
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B.
Pilgrimage
Pilgrimage is the final studio album by American jazz saxophonist Michael Brecker, acclaimed for its complex compositions and recorded shortly before his death.
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C.
Paso de Mahoma
Paso de Mahoma is a narrow, exposed rocky ridge near the summit of Aneto in the Pyrenees, known as the final and most technically delicate section of the standard ascent.
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D.
Road to Morocco
Road to Morocco is a 1942 musical comedy film in the "Road to..." series, starring Bing Crosby and Bob Hope as two drifters who stumble into comic adventures in a fictional North African kingdom.
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E.
Di Bawah Lindungan Ka'bah
Di Bawah Lindungan Ka'bah is a classic Indonesian novel by Buya Hamka that portrays a tragic love story set against the backdrop of Minangkabau culture and Islamic values.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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humorous memoir ⓘ |
| author | William Peter Blatty ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts |
American expatriate life in the Middle East
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bureaucracy in U.S. foreign service ⓘ cross-cultural misunderstandings ⓘ |
| describes |
William Peter Blatty's experiences in the Middle East
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life as a U.S. government public relations worker ⓘ |
| genre |
humor
ⓘ
memoir ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | William Peter Blatty ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Which Way to Mecca, Jack? ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | non-fiction ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Middle East
ⓘ
U.S. government public relations work ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| timeFrameOfEvents | post-World War II era ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
| workOf | William Peter Blatty ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Which Way to Mecca, Jack? Description of subject: "Which Way to Mecca, Jack?" is a humorous memoir by William Peter Blatty recounting his experiences as a U.S. government public relations worker in the Middle East in the 1950s.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.