Tales of the City
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Tales of the City is a popular series of novels by Armistead Maupin, later adapted into television miniseries, that chronicles the intertwined lives of residents in 1970s San Francisco.
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How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Tales of the City Context triple: [Laura Linney, notableWork, Tales of the City]
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A.
Regatta Point
Regatta Point is a prominent waterfront area and lookout in Canberra, Australia, offering scenic views over Lake Burley Griffin and housing the National Capital Exhibition.
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Painted Ladies
Painted Ladies are a famous row of colorful Victorian and Edwardian houses in San Francisco, often photographed with the city skyline in the background.
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C.
The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules is a novel by John Irving that follows an orphan named Homer Wells and explores complex themes of morality, abortion, and personal choice in mid-20th-century America.
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The City of Homes
The City of Homes is a nickname for Springfield, Massachusetts, highlighting its historic residential architecture and notable stock of well-preserved houses.
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E.
The City of Good Living
The City of Good Living is a promotional nickname highlighting the comfortable, family-friendly quality of life in San Carlos, California.
- 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: Tales of the City Target entity description: Tales of the City is a popular series of novels by Armistead Maupin, later adapted into television miniseries, that chronicles the intertwined lives of residents in 1970s San Francisco.
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A.
Regatta Point
Regatta Point is a prominent waterfront area and lookout in Canberra, Australia, offering scenic views over Lake Burley Griffin and housing the National Capital Exhibition.
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B.
Painted Ladies
Painted Ladies are a famous row of colorful Victorian and Edwardian houses in San Francisco, often photographed with the city skyline in the background.
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C.
The Cider House Rules
The Cider House Rules is a novel by John Irving that follows an orphan named Homer Wells and explores complex themes of morality, abortion, and personal choice in mid-20th-century America.
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D.
The City of Homes
The City of Homes is a nickname for Springfield, Massachusetts, highlighting its historic residential architecture and notable stock of well-preserved houses.
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E.
The City of Good Living
The City of Good Living is a promotional nickname highlighting the comfortable, family-friendly quality of life in San Carlos, California.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book series
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fictional work ⓘ novel series ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Further Tales of the City (2001 miniseries)
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Tales of the City self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
More Tales of the City (1998 miniseries)
Tales of the City self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tales of the City (1993 miniseries)
Tales of the City self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tales of the City (2019 miniseries)
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| author | Armistead Maupin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| firstPublicationForm | newspaper serial ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | San Francisco Chronicle ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT fiction
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contemporary fiction ⓘ serial fiction ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeForm | ensemble cast narrative ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Babycakes
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Further Tales of the City (novel) ⓘ Mary Ann in Autumn ⓘ Michael Tolliver Lives ⓘ Tales of the City self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
More Tales of the City (novel)
Significant Others ⓘ Sure of You ⓘ Tales of the City self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Tales of the City (novel)
The Days of Anna Madrigal ⓘ |
| hasRecurringTheme |
friendship and community
ⓘ
sexual liberation ⓘ social change in the 1970s ⓘ |
| laterPublisher | San Francisco Examiner ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| literarySetting | Barbary Lane boarding house ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Anna Madrigal
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Mary Ann Singleton ⓘ Michael Tolliver ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
LGBT community life
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chosen family ⓘ intertwined lives of urban residents ⓘ |
| mediumOfAdaptation | television miniseries ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of gay life in San Francisco
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serialized narrative structure ⓘ |
| notableLocation | 28 Barbary Lane ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorCareer | breakthrough work of Armistead Maupin ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins ⓘ |
| settingLocation | San Francisco ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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Subject: Tales of the City Description of subject: Tales of the City is a popular series of novels by Armistead Maupin, later adapted into television miniseries, that chronicles the intertwined lives of residents in 1970s San Francisco.
Referenced by (14)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Laura Linney
this entity surface form:
Tales of the City (1993 miniseries)
this entity surface form:
More Tales of the City (1998 miniseries)
this entity surface form:
Tales of the City (2019 miniseries)
this entity surface form:
Tales of the City (novel)
this entity surface form:
More Tales of the City (novel)
this entity surface form:
Armistead Maupin's Tales of the City