The Corrections
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The Corrections is a critically acclaimed novel by Jonathan Franzen that explores the complexities of a Midwestern American family at the turn of the 21st century.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Corrections canonical | 6 |
| The Corrections (unproduced HBO television pilot) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1922227 — 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: The Corrections Context triple: [Oprah's Book Club, notableSelection, The Corrections]
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A.
The Green Mile
The Green Mile is a serialized novel by Stephen King that blends supernatural elements with a poignant death-row drama set in a 1930s Southern prison.
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B.
Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road is a 2008 drama film, based on Richard Yates's novel, that explores the disintegration of a suburban 1950s marriage and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
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C.
Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys is a 2000 comedy-drama film directed by Curtis Hanson about a disillusioned college professor and novelist navigating a chaotic weekend that upends his personal and professional life.
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D.
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying is a 1930 novel by William Faulkner, renowned for its multiple narrators and stream-of-consciousness style as it follows a Southern family's journey to bury their matriarch.
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E.
A Mercy
"A Mercy" is a historical novel by Toni Morrison that explores themes of slavery, motherhood, and identity in 17th-century America through the intertwined lives of several women.
- 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: The Corrections Target entity description: The Corrections is a critically acclaimed novel by Jonathan Franzen that explores the complexities of a Midwestern American family at the turn of the 21st century.
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A.
The Green Mile
The Green Mile is a serialized novel by Stephen King that blends supernatural elements with a poignant death-row drama set in a 1930s Southern prison.
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B.
Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road is a 2008 drama film, based on Richard Yates's novel, that explores the disintegration of a suburban 1950s marriage and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
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C.
Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys is a 2000 comedy-drama film directed by Curtis Hanson about a disillusioned college professor and novelist navigating a chaotic weekend that upends his personal and professional life.
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D.
As I Lay Dying
As I Lay Dying is a 1930 novel by William Faulkner, renowned for its multiple narrators and stream-of-consciousness style as it follows a Southern family's journey to bury their matriarch.
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E.
A Mercy
"A Mercy" is a historical novel by Toni Morrison that explores themes of slavery, motherhood, and identity in 17th-century America through the intertwined lives of several women.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Jonathan Franzen ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
James Tait Black Memorial Prize
ⓘ
surface form:
James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction
National Book Award for Fiction ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| followedBy | Freedom ⓘ |
| genre |
family saga
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ social satire ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Corrections
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Corrections (unproduced HBO television pilot)
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| hasCoverArtist | Lynne Tillman (design association, if applicable) ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-374-15445-0 ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
economic anxiety
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family dysfunction ⓘ generational conflict ⓘ globalization ⓘ mental health ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ technology and modern life ⓘ |
| influenced | 21st-century American family novels ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alfred Lambert
ⓘ
Chip Lambert ⓘ Denise Lambert ⓘ Enid Lambert ⓘ Gary Lambert ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Pulitzer Prize for Fiction ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed portrayal of a Midwestern American family
ⓘ
satirical treatment of contemporary American culture ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 568 ⓘ |
| partOf | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2001 ⓘ |
| publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux ⓘ |
| setIn | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod |
late 20th century
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turn of the 21st century ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor | PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
American middle class
ⓘ
aging and illness ⓘ consumer culture ⓘ depression ⓘ dysfunctional family relationships ⓘ late-20th-century capitalism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Corrections Description of subject: The Corrections is a critically acclaimed novel by Jonathan Franzen that explores the complexities of a Midwestern American family at the turn of the 21st century.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Corrections (unproduced HBO television pilot)