Anansi Boys
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Anansi Boys is a contemporary fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman that blends myth, humor, and family drama through the story of the sons of the West African trickster god Anansi.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anansi Boys canonical | 2 |
| Anansi Boys (television series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1379355 — 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: Anansi Boys Context triple: [Neil Gaiman, notableWork, Anansi Boys]
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A.
Jacotey
Jacotey is the surname of French pop singer Alizée, known for her early-2000s hit "Moi... Lolita."
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B.
The Twa Dogs
The Twa Dogs is a satirical poem by Robert Burns in which two dogs discuss and contrast the lives of the rich and the poor in 18th-century Scotland.
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C.
The Curious Savage
The Curious Savage is a comedic stage play by John Patrick that follows an eccentric widow who is committed to a sanatorium by her greedy stepchildren, exploring themes of sanity, kindness, and the value of nonconformity.
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D.
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a fantasy novel by Salman Rushdie that follows a boy’s quest to restore his storyteller father’s lost gift of storytelling in a richly allegorical, imaginative world.
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E.
Master of the Children
Master of the Children is the title historically given to the director responsible for training and overseeing the boy choristers of the Chapel Royal in the English royal household.
- 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: Anansi Boys Target entity description: Anansi Boys is a contemporary fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman that blends myth, humor, and family drama through the story of the sons of the West African trickster god Anansi.
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A.
Jacotey
Jacotey is the surname of French pop singer Alizée, known for her early-2000s hit "Moi... Lolita."
-
B.
The Twa Dogs
The Twa Dogs is a satirical poem by Robert Burns in which two dogs discuss and contrast the lives of the rich and the poor in 18th-century Scotland.
-
C.
The Curious Savage
The Curious Savage is a comedic stage play by John Patrick that follows an eccentric widow who is committed to a sanatorium by her greedy stepchildren, exploring themes of sanity, kindness, and the value of nonconformity.
-
D.
Haroun and the Sea of Stories
Haroun and the Sea of Stories is a fantasy novel by Salman Rushdie that follows a boy’s quest to restore his storyteller father’s lost gift of storytelling in a richly allegorical, imaginative world.
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E.
Master of the Children
Master of the Children is the title historically given to the director responsible for training and overseeing the boy choristers of the Chapel Royal in the English royal household.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary fantasy novel
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fantasy novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | television series ⓘ |
| author | Neil Gaiman ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Locus Award
ⓘ
surface form:
Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
|
| basedOn | Anansi folklore ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
family relationships
ⓘ
identity ⓘ myth in the modern world ⓘ trickster archetype ⓘ |
| containsElement |
gods living among humans
ⓘ
magic ⓘ mythological beings ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Dave McKean ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Anansi
ⓘ
Fat Charlie Nancy ⓘ Mr. Nancy ⓘ Spider ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| genre |
comic fantasy
ⓘ
contemporary fantasy ⓘ fantasy ⓘ mythic fiction ⓘ urban fantasy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Anansi Boys
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Anansi Boys (television series)
|
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN |
0-06-051518-X
ⓘ
0-7553-0507-6 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Anansi
ⓘ
surface form:
Anansi (mythology)
|
| inspiredBy |
African traditional religion
ⓘ
surface form:
West African mythology
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Fat Charlie Nancy
ⓘ
Mr. Nancy ⓘ Spider ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
ⓘ
print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
comic
ⓘ
humorous ⓘ |
| pageCount | 400 ⓘ |
| precededBy | American Gods ⓘ |
| publisher |
Headline
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surface form:
Headline Review
William Morrow and Company ⓘ
surface form:
William Morrow
|
| setInUniverseOf | American Gods ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Anansi Boys Description of subject: Anansi Boys is a contemporary fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman that blends myth, humor, and family drama through the story of the sons of the West African trickster god Anansi.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Anansi Boys (television series)