In One Person
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In One Person is a 2012 novel by John Irving that explores bisexual identity, sexual fluidity, and self-discovery through the life story of a bisexual man.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| In One Person canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2021243 — 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: In One Person Context triple: [John Irving, notableWork, In One Person]
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A.
One and Only
"One and Only" is a song by Mariah Carey from her 2005 album *The Emancipation of Mimi*.
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B.
Our Very Own
"Our Very Own" is a 1950 American drama film starring Ann Blyth and Jane Wyatt that explores the emotional upheaval of a teenager who discovers she is adopted.
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C.
Solo
Solo is a city in Central Java, Indonesia, renowned as a major center of traditional Javanese culture and batik craftsmanship.
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D.
To Each His Own
To Each His Own is a 1946 romantic drama film best known for Olivia de Havilland’s Oscar-winning performance as a woman who must give up her illegitimate child and later encounters him as an adult.
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E.
When You’re Alone
"When You’re Alone" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1987 album "Tunnel of Love," reflecting themes of loneliness and emotional introspection.
- 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: In One Person Target entity description: In One Person is a 2012 novel by John Irving that explores bisexual identity, sexual fluidity, and self-discovery through the life story of a bisexual man.
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A.
One and Only
"One and Only" is a song by Mariah Carey from her 2005 album *The Emancipation of Mimi*.
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B.
Our Very Own
"Our Very Own" is a 1950 American drama film starring Ann Blyth and Jane Wyatt that explores the emotional upheaval of a teenager who discovers she is adopted.
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C.
Solo
Solo is a city in Central Java, Indonesia, renowned as a major center of traditional Javanese culture and batik craftsmanship.
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D.
To Each His Own
To Each His Own is a 1946 romantic drama film best known for Olivia de Havilland’s Oscar-winning performance as a woman who must give up her illegitimate child and later encounters him as an adult.
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E.
When You’re Alone
"When You’re Alone" is a song by Bruce Springsteen from his 1987 album "Tunnel of Love," reflecting themes of loneliness and emotional introspection.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | John Irving ⓘ |
| award |
Lambda Literary Award
ⓘ
surface form:
Lambda Literary Award for Bisexual Fiction
|
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| exploresGenderIdentity | transgender identity ⓘ |
| exploresSexualOrientation |
bisexuality
ⓘ
heterosexuality ⓘ homosexuality ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT literature
ⓘ
bildungsroman ⓘ coming-of-age novel ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasLGBTCharacter |
Billy Abbott
ⓘ
Elaine ⓘ Miss Frost ⓘ Richard Abbott ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
boarding school
ⓘ
cross-dressing ⓘ forbidden love ⓘ small-town life ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
AIDS in literature
ⓘ
New England life ⓘ
surface form:
New England in fiction
bisexual men in fiction ⓘ transgender people in fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
AIDS crisis
ⓘ
bisexual identity ⓘ family relationships ⓘ gender identity ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ sexual fluidity ⓘ social intolerance ⓘ theater and performance ⓘ |
| isbn | 9781451664126 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
character-driven
ⓘ
dark humor ⓘ nonlinear narrative ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Billy Abbott ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| pageCount | ~425 ⓘ |
| partOf | John Irving bibliography ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
Canada
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| settingPeriod | second half of the 20th century ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor | Bisexual Book Awards ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: In One Person Description of subject: In One Person is a 2012 novel by John Irving that explores bisexual identity, sexual fluidity, and self-discovery through the life story of a bisexual man.
Referenced by (4)
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