Undermajordomo Minor
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Undermajordomo Minor is a darkly comic, fairy-tale-like novel by Patrick DeWitt that follows a young man’s strange and surreal service at a remote and mysterious castle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Undermajordomo Minor canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10646816 — 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: Undermajordomo Minor Context triple: [Patrick DeWitt, notableWork, Undermajordomo Minor]
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A.
Bei Maejor
Bei Maejor, also known as Maejor, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer recognized for his work in R&B and hip-hop music.
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B.
Minimus
Minimus is a friendly flying horse who serves as Princess Sofia’s loyal steed and companion in the animated series "Sofia the First."
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C.
Tiny Soderball
Tiny Soderball is a minor character in Willa Cather’s novel "My Ántonia," known as a practical, ambitious immigrant girl who rises from hired help to financial success during the Western frontier era.
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D.
The Major and the Minor
The Major and the Minor is a 1942 romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder, starring Ginger Rogers as a woman who disguises herself as a twelve-year-old girl to buy a cheaper train ticket, leading to a series of comedic misunderstandings.
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E.
Fort Minor
Fort Minor is the hip hop side project of Linkin Park rapper Mike Shinoda, known for blending rap with rock-influenced production.
- 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: Undermajordomo Minor Target entity description: Undermajordomo Minor is a darkly comic, fairy-tale-like novel by Patrick DeWitt that follows a young man’s strange and surreal service at a remote and mysterious castle.
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A.
Bei Maejor
Bei Maejor, also known as Maejor, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer recognized for his work in R&B and hip-hop music.
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B.
Minimus
Minimus is a friendly flying horse who serves as Princess Sofia’s loyal steed and companion in the animated series "Sofia the First."
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C.
Tiny Soderball
Tiny Soderball is a minor character in Willa Cather’s novel "My Ántonia," known as a practical, ambitious immigrant girl who rises from hired help to financial success during the Western frontier era.
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D.
The Major and the Minor
The Major and the Minor is a 1942 romantic comedy film directed by Billy Wilder, starring Ginger Rogers as a woman who disguises herself as a twelve-year-old girl to buy a cheaper train ticket, leading to a series of comedic misunderstandings.
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E.
Fort Minor
Fort Minor is the hip hop side project of Linkin Park rapper Mike Shinoda, known for blending rap with rock-influenced production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author |
Patrick deWitt
ⓘ
linked to:
Patrick DeWitt
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| authorNationality | Canadian ⓘ |
| authorOfWorkBefore |
Patrick deWitt
ⓘ
linked to:
Patrick DeWitt
|
| comparedTo |
absurdist fiction
ⓘ
fairy tales ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
feasts and banquets
ⓘ
labyrinthine castle ⓘ letters and communication ⓘ war in the background ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| followsWork | The Sisters Brothers ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ fairy-tale-like fiction ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtStyle | stylized, storybook-like design ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| hasISBN |
978-0-06-228002-0
ⓘ
978-1-77089-415-0 ⓘ |
| hasNotableElement |
arch, mannered dialogue
ⓘ
blend of absurdism and romance ⓘ eccentric aristocratic characters ⓘ fairy-tale structure with modern sensibility ⓘ surreal events at a remote castle ⓘ |
| hasStructure | linear narrative with episodic adventures ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
absurdity of life
ⓘ
class and social hierarchy ⓘ loneliness ⓘ love ⓘ storytelling and myth ⓘ |
| isStandalone | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lucien Minor ⓘ |
| marketedAs | darkly comic fairy tale for adults ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 250-300 pages ⓘ |
| protagonist | Lucien Minor ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Ecco
ⓘ
House of Anansi Press ⓘ
linked to:
Anansi Press
|
| setting | remote castle ⓘ |
| settingDescription | mysterious castle in a vaguely European countryside ⓘ |
| style | fairy-tale-like ⓘ |
| tone | darkly comic ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Undermajordomo Minor Description of subject: Undermajordomo Minor is a darkly comic, fairy-tale-like novel by Patrick DeWitt that follows a young man’s strange and surreal service at a remote and mysterious castle.
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