Please, Mister Postman
E372050
"Please, Mister Postman" is a political memoir by British Labour politician Alan Johnson, recounting his early life and experiences working as a postman.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Please, Mister Postman canonical | 3 |
| Please Mister Postman | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3594295 — 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: Please, Mister Postman Context triple: [Alan Johnson, notableWork, Please, Mister Postman]
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A.
Sincerely, Me
"Sincerely, Me" is a comedic, upbeat song from the Broadway musical *Dear Evan Hansen* that features characters fabricating cheerful emails to cover up uncomfortable truths.
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B.
The Postman
The Postman is a 1997 post-apocalyptic drama film set in a dystopian future United States, in which a drifter becomes a symbol of hope and rebuilding for scattered communities.
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C.
Okay Bill
Okay Bill is a lesser-known film directed by Academy Award–winning filmmaker John G. Avildsen.
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D.
Yes, Dear
Yes, Dear is an American sitcom that aired in the early 2000s, focusing on the comedic clashes between two couples with contrasting parenting styles.
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E.
Melvin and Howard
Melvin and Howard is a 1980 American comedy-drama film, directed by Jonathan Demme, that fictionalizes the story of a gas-station attendant who allegedly befriends billionaire Howard Hughes and later claims to inherit part of his fortune.
- 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: Please, Mister Postman Target entity description: "Please, Mister Postman" is a political memoir by British Labour politician Alan Johnson, recounting his early life and experiences working as a postman.
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A.
Sincerely, Me
"Sincerely, Me" is a comedic, upbeat song from the Broadway musical *Dear Evan Hansen* that features characters fabricating cheerful emails to cover up uncomfortable truths.
-
B.
The Postman
The Postman is a 1997 post-apocalyptic drama film set in a dystopian future United States, in which a drifter becomes a symbol of hope and rebuilding for scattered communities.
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C.
Okay Bill
Okay Bill is a lesser-known film directed by Academy Award–winning filmmaker John G. Avildsen.
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D.
Yes, Dear
Yes, Dear is an American sitcom that aired in the early 2000s, focusing on the comedic clashes between two couples with contrasting parenting styles.
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E.
Melvin and Howard
Melvin and Howard is a 1980 American comedy-drama film, directed by Jonathan Demme, that fictionalizes the story of a gas-station attendant who allegedly befriends billionaire Howard Hughes and later claims to inherit part of his fortune.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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political memoir ⓘ |
| author | Alan Johnson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coversLifeStage |
early working life of Alan Johnson
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young adulthood of Alan Johnson ⓘ |
| describesOccupation | postman ⓘ |
| describesOrganization |
Post Office
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Communication Workers Union ⓘ
surface form:
Union of Communication Workers
|
| follows | This Boy ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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memoir ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780593064888 ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 320 pages ⓘ |
| hasSequel | The Long and Winding Road ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryAward |
National Book Awards (UK)
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surface form:
National Book Awards UK Biography of the Year (2014)
National Book Awards (UK) ⓘ
surface form:
National Book Awards UK Political Book of the Year (2014)
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| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Alan Johnson
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British politics ⓘ Royal Mail ⓘ working-class life in Britain ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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e-book ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
account of Alan Johnson’s early political development
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depiction of working-class life in post-war Britain ⓘ insider view of trade unionism ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Alan Johnson memoir trilogy ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| publicationDate | 2014 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Bantam Press
ⓘ
Transworld Publishers ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
The Long and Winding Road
ⓘ
This Boy ⓘ |
| settingTime |
1960s
ⓘ
1970s ⓘ 1980s ⓘ |
| subjectOccupation |
Labour Party politician
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trade union official ⓘ |
| subjectPerson | Alan Johnson ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | named after the song "Please Mr. Postman" ⓘ |
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Subject: Please, Mister Postman Description of subject: "Please, Mister Postman" is a political memoir by British Labour politician Alan Johnson, recounting his early life and experiences working as a postman.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Please Mister Postman