Modern Library 100 Best Novels (reader's list)
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Modern Library 100 Best Novels (reader's list) is a reader-voted ranking of notable English-language novels published in the 20th century, compiled as a companion to the Modern Library editorial board’s official list.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1923486 — 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: Modern Library 100 Best Novels (reader's list) Context triple: [Breakfast at Tiffany's, includedInSeries, Modern Library 100 Best Novels (reader's list)]
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A.
Time 100 best English-language novels list
The Time 100 best English-language novels list is a curated selection by Time magazine of what it considers the most significant and influential English-language novels published since 1923.
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B.
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies is a list compiled by the American Film Institute ranking the greatest American films of all time as part of its centennial celebration of cinema.
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C.
Time magazine Top 100 non-fiction books since 1923
Time magazine Top 100 non-fiction books since 1923 is a curated list by Time highlighting what it considers the most significant and influential non-fiction works published since 1923.
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D.
New York Times Notable Books
New York Times Notable Books is an annual curated list by The New York Times highlighting outstanding and influential books published that year across various genres.
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E.
The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History
The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History is a controversial non-fiction book by Michael H. Hart that presents and explains his ranked list of individuals he considers to have had the greatest impact on human history.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Modern Library 100 Best Novels (reader's list) Target entity description: Modern Library 100 Best Novels (reader's list) is a reader-voted ranking of notable English-language novels published in the 20th century, compiled as a companion to the Modern Library editorial board’s official list.
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A.
Time 100 best English-language novels list
The Time 100 best English-language novels list is a curated selection by Time magazine of what it considers the most significant and influential English-language novels published since 1923.
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B.
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies
AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies is a list compiled by the American Film Institute ranking the greatest American films of all time as part of its centennial celebration of cinema.
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C.
Time magazine Top 100 non-fiction books since 1923
Time magazine Top 100 non-fiction books since 1923 is a curated list by Time highlighting what it considers the most significant and influential non-fiction works published since 1923.
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D.
New York Times Notable Books
New York Times Notable Books is an annual curated list by The New York Times highlighting outstanding and influential books published that year across various genres.
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E.
The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History
The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History is a controversial non-fiction book by Michael H. Hart that presents and explains his ranked list of individuals he considers to have had the greatest impact on human history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
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book list
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literary ranking ⓘ reader poll ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
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Modern Library Readers' List of the 100 Best Novels
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surface form:
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| compiler | Modern Library ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| format | top-100 list ⓘ |
| genre | novels ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
Lists of novels
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Literary awards and rankings ⓘ Modern Library ⓘ |
| hasPart | novel ⓘ |
| hasRanking |
1
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100 ⓘ |
| inception | late 20th century ⓘ |
| isComplementTo |
Modern Library 100 Best Novels (reader's list)
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surface form:
Modern Library 100 Best Novels (editorial board list)
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| language | English ⓘ |
| listType |
best-of list
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canon list ⓘ |
| medium |
online
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print ⓘ |
| notableFor | reader-selected canon of 20th-century English-language novels ⓘ |
| publisher | Modern Library ⓘ |
| rankingCriterion | popularity among readers ⓘ |
| scope | English-language novels ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | reader vote ⓘ |
| subject |
20th-century fiction
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literature ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Modern Library 100 Best Novels (reader's list) Description of subject: Modern Library 100 Best Novels (reader's list) is a reader-voted ranking of notable English-language novels published in the 20th century, compiled as a companion to the Modern Library editorial board’s official list.
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