Avenue of Mysteries
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Avenue of Mysteries is a novel by John Irving that intertwines memory and faith as it follows a Mexican man reflecting on his extraordinary childhood and the mysterious forces that shaped his life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Avenue of Mysteries canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2021244 — 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: Avenue of Mysteries Context triple: [John Irving, notableWork, Avenue of Mysteries]
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A.
Moonlight Motel
Moonlight Motel is a song by Bruce Springsteen featured on his album "Western Stars."
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B.
Donovan's Brain
Donovan's Brain is a 1953 science fiction horror film about a disembodied brain that telepathically controls a scientist, adapted from Curt Siodmak's novel of the same name.
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C.
Ghost Train
Ghost Train is a classic dark ride attraction featuring spooky scenes and special effects, located at the Blackpool Pleasure Beach amusement park in England.
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D.
Moonman
Moonman is the iconic astronaut-shaped statuette awarded to winners of the MTV Video Music Awards.
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E.
Wait Until Dark
Wait Until Dark is a 1967 suspense thriller film about a blind woman terrorized by criminals searching for hidden drugs in her apartment.
- 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: Avenue of Mysteries Target entity description: Avenue of Mysteries is a novel by John Irving that intertwines memory and faith as it follows a Mexican man reflecting on his extraordinary childhood and the mysterious forces that shaped his life.
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A.
Moonlight Motel
Moonlight Motel is a song by Bruce Springsteen featured on his album "Western Stars."
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B.
Donovan's Brain
Donovan's Brain is a 1953 science fiction horror film about a disembodied brain that telepathically controls a scientist, adapted from Curt Siodmak's novel of the same name.
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C.
Ghost Train
Ghost Train is a classic dark ride attraction featuring spooky scenes and special effects, located at the Blackpool Pleasure Beach amusement park in England.
-
D.
Moonman
Moonman is the iconic astronaut-shaped statuette awarded to winners of the MTV Video Music Awards.
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E.
Wait Until Dark
Wait Until Dark is a 1967 suspense thriller film about a blind woman terrorized by criminals searching for hidden drugs in her apartment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | John Irving ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
faith
ⓘ
family ⓘ fate ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ miracles ⓘ religion ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| followsWork | Last Night in Twisted River ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
magic realism ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Rodrigo Corral ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9781451664164 ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStyle | comic and tragic elements ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
Roman Catholicism
ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
aging ⓘ circus ⓘ dreams ⓘ memory and flashbacks ⓘ orphans ⓘ travel ⓘ visions ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDevice | interweaving past and present ⓘ |
| hasNotableElement |
depiction of a dump in Oaxaca
ⓘ
exploration of religious doubt ⓘ focus on a boy who can read minds ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 480 ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Juan Diego Guerrero ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
ⓘ
e-book ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | nonlinear timeline ⓘ |
| originalPublisherImprint | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| partOf | John Irving bibliography ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | Mexican ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | writer ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2015-11-03 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Mexico
ⓘ
Philippines ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory |
20th century
ⓘ
21st century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Avenue of Mysteries Description of subject: Avenue of Mysteries is a novel by John Irving that intertwines memory and faith as it follows a Mexican man reflecting on his extraordinary childhood and the mysterious forces that shaped his life.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.