Freedom
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Freedom is a critically acclaimed 2010 novel by American author Jonathan Franzen that explores contemporary family life, personal freedom, and moral complexity in the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Freedom canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3331513 — 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: Freedom Context triple: [Jonathan Franzen, notableWork, Freedom]
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Freedom
Freedom is a 1989 Neil Young album that marked a major artistic and commercial resurgence, best known for its politically charged anthem "Rockin' in the Free World."
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Freedom
Freedom is a 2008 studio album by Senegalese-American singer Akon that blends R&B, pop, and dance influences and features hits like "Right Now (Na Na Na)."
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Liberty
Liberty is the abstract ideal of personal and political freedom, often personified as a female figure symbolizing independence and human rights.
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Freedom and Justice
Freedom and Justice is the national motto of Ghana, encapsulating the country's core values of liberty and fairness in its post-independence identity.
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Light and liberty
"Light and liberty" is the English motto of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, expressing its commitment to knowledge and freedom.
- 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: Freedom Target entity description: Freedom is a critically acclaimed 2010 novel by American author Jonathan Franzen that explores contemporary family life, personal freedom, and moral complexity in the United States.
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A.
Freedom
Freedom is a 1989 Neil Young album that marked a major artistic and commercial resurgence, best known for its politically charged anthem "Rockin' in the Free World."
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B.
Freedom
Freedom is a 2008 studio album by Senegalese-American singer Akon that blends R&B, pop, and dance influences and features hits like "Right Now (Na Na Na)."
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C.
Liberty
Liberty is the abstract ideal of personal and political freedom, often personified as a female figure symbolizing independence and human rights.
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D.
Freedom and Justice
Freedom and Justice is the national motto of Ghana, encapsulating the country's core values of liberty and fairness in its post-independence identity.
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E.
Light and liberty
"Light and liberty" is the English motto of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, expressing its commitment to knowledge and freedom.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Jonathan Franzen ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| awarded | John Gardner Fiction Award ⓘ |
| contains | autobiographical-style sections ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Rodrigo Corral ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| followsWork | The Corrections ⓘ |
| genre |
family saga
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literary fiction ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-374-15859-2 ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Purity (spiritually related later novel by same author) ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Joey Berglund
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Patty Berglund ⓘ Richard Katz NERFINISHED ⓘ Walter Berglund ⓘ |
| mainSetting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| mainTheme |
contemporary family life
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environmentalism ⓘ infidelity ⓘ marriage ⓘ moral complexity ⓘ personal freedom ⓘ politics in the United States ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableRecognition |
featured on Time magazine cover
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widely regarded as major American novel of the 21st century ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 562 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
early 21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor |
Los Angeles Times Book Prize
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surface form:
Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction
National Book Critics Circle Award ⓘ
surface form:
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
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| subjectMatter |
free will
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identity ⓘ interpersonal relationships ⓘ middle-class American family ⓘ responsibility ⓘ |
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