Beautiful Losers
E109017
Beautiful Losers is a 1966 experimental novel by Leonard Cohen, known for its avant-garde style, eroticism, and exploration of religion, politics, and identity in Canadian culture.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beautiful Losers canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T922690 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Beautiful Losers Context triple: [Leonard Cohen, notableWork, Beautiful Losers]
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A.
Men Without Women
Men Without Women is a 1927 short story collection by Ernest Hemingway that explores themes of masculinity, loss, and emotional isolation through his characteristic sparse, understated prose.
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B.
It's Bad for Ya
"It's Bad for Ya" is a 2008 stand-up comedy special by George Carlin, known for its sharp social commentary and being his final HBO performance before his death.
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C.
The Wackness
The Wackness is a 2008 coming-of-age dramedy film set in 1990s New York City, following a teenage drug dealer who trades weed for therapy sessions with his eccentric psychiatrist.
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D.
Pleasure Wars
Pleasure Wars is a historical and cultural study by Peter Gay that examines changing Western attitudes toward pleasure, sexuality, and bourgeois life.
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E.
Hell of a Life
"Hell of a Life" is a dark, synth-driven hip-hop track by Kanye West that blends distorted production with provocative lyrics exploring fantasy, excess, and disillusionment.
- 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: Beautiful Losers Target entity description: Beautiful Losers is a 1966 experimental novel by Leonard Cohen, known for its avant-garde style, eroticism, and exploration of religion, politics, and identity in Canadian culture.
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A.
Men Without Women
Men Without Women is a 1927 short story collection by Ernest Hemingway that explores themes of masculinity, loss, and emotional isolation through his characteristic sparse, understated prose.
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B.
It's Bad for Ya
"It's Bad for Ya" is a 2008 stand-up comedy special by George Carlin, known for its sharp social commentary and being his final HBO performance before his death.
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C.
The Wackness
The Wackness is a 2008 coming-of-age dramedy film set in 1990s New York City, following a teenage drug dealer who trades weed for therapy sessions with his eccentric psychiatrist.
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D.
Pleasure Wars
Pleasure Wars is a historical and cultural study by Peter Gay that examines changing Western attitudes toward pleasure, sexuality, and bourgeois life.
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E.
Hell of a Life
"Hell of a Life" is a dark, synth-driven hip-hop track by Kanye West that blends distorted production with provocative lyrics exploring fantasy, excess, and disillusionment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Leonard Cohen ⓘ |
| containsCharacter | Catherine Tekakwitha ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| describedAs | one of the most radical Canadian novels of the 1960s ⓘ |
| genre |
erotic literature
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experimental fiction ⓘ postmodern literature ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | Canadian postmodern literature ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780771022883 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Edith
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F. ⓘ unnamed narrator ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| notableFor |
avant-garde style
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erotic content ⓘ exploration of Canadian culture ⓘ exploration of identity ⓘ exploration of politics ⓘ exploration of religion ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorCareer | second novel by Leonard Cohen ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Favourite Game ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| publisher |
McClelland and Stewart
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surface form:
McClelland & Stewart
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| setting | Canada ⓘ |
| structure | nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| theme |
Canadian nationalism
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identity ⓘ indigenous history ⓘ politics ⓘ religion ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
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Subject: Beautiful Losers Description of subject: Beautiful Losers is a 1966 experimental novel by Leonard Cohen, known for its avant-garde style, eroticism, and exploration of religion, politics, and identity in Canadian culture.
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