Strong Motion
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Strong Motion is a 1992 novel by Jonathan Franzen that explores environmental disaster, family dysfunction, and corporate malfeasance through a darkly comic, realist narrative.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Strong Motion canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3331517 — 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: Strong Motion Context triple: [Jonathan Franzen, notableWork, Strong Motion]
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Strong
Strong is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, academia, and the arts.
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Quiet Strength
"Quiet Strength" is a memoir by civil rights icon Rosa Parks that reflects on her life, faith, and role in the struggle for racial justice.
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Massive Resistance
Massive Resistance was a campaign led by segregationist politicians in the American South, particularly in Virginia, to oppose and obstruct the desegregation of public schools following the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
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Amplified
Amplified is the 1999 debut solo studio album by American rapper and producer Q-Tip, known for its smooth, jazz-influenced production and introspective lyricism.
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E.
Heavy Action
Heavy Action is a famous, high-energy orchestral sports theme best known as the iconic music associated with NFL broadcasts, particularly Monday Night Football.
- 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: Strong Motion Target entity description: Strong Motion is a 1992 novel by Jonathan Franzen that explores environmental disaster, family dysfunction, and corporate malfeasance through a darkly comic, realist narrative.
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A.
Strong
Strong is a surname of English origin borne by various notable individuals across fields such as politics, academia, and the arts.
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B.
Quiet Strength
"Quiet Strength" is a memoir by civil rights icon Rosa Parks that reflects on her life, faith, and role in the struggle for racial justice.
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C.
Massive Resistance
Massive Resistance was a campaign led by segregationist politicians in the American South, particularly in Virginia, to oppose and obstruct the desegregation of public schools following the Brown v. Board of Education decision.
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D.
Amplified
Amplified is the 1999 debut solo studio album by American rapper and producer Q-Tip, known for its smooth, jazz-influenced production and introspective lyricism.
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E.
Heavy Action
Heavy Action is a famous, high-energy orchestral sports theme best known as the iconic music associated with NFL broadcasts, particularly Monday Night Football.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Jonathan Franzen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
complex family dynamics
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impact of corporate actions on the environment ⓘ intersection of science and capitalism ⓘ media and public perception of disaster ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Corrections ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ realist novel ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780374280475 ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
corporate greed
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corporate malfeasance ⓘ earthquakes ⓘ environmental disaster ⓘ environmentalism ⓘ family dysfunction ⓘ family relationships ⓘ religious fundamentalism ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ toxic waste ⓘ |
| isPartOf |
Jonathan Franzen
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surface form:
Jonathan Franzen bibliography
|
| literaryMovement | contemporary American fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Louis Holland
ⓘ
Melanie Holland ⓘ Peter Holland ⓘ Reneé Seitchek ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | realist ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | darkly comic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of social critique and dark humor
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detailed depiction of corporate and environmental issues ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 500 ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Twenty-Seventh City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| publisher | Farrar, Straus and Giroux ⓘ |
| setInCity | Boston ⓘ |
| setInCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| setInPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| timeToWrite | several years ⓘ |
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