M Train
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M Train is a reflective memoir by musician and writer Patti Smith that weaves together her memories, travels, and meditations on art, loss, and everyday life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| M Train canonical | 3 |
| M Train (audiobook) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3972527 — 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: M Train Context triple: [Patti Smith, notableWork, M Train]
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A.
Two Trains Running
Two Trains Running is a play by August Wilson that explores the lives and struggles of African Americans in a 1960s Pittsburgh diner.
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B.
In the Rain
"In the Rain" is a song best known as a soulful 1971 hit by the American R&B group The Dramatics, featuring lush production and emotive vocals.
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C.
Night Train
Night Train is a celebrated jazz album featuring bassist Ray Brown, known for its swinging, blues-inflected interpretations of standards.
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D.
Let Us Descend
Let Us Descend is a 2023 historical novel by Jesmyn Ward that follows an enslaved girl's harrowing journey through the American South, blending brutal realism with spiritual and mythic elements.
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E.
Her Loss
Her Loss is a collaborative hip-hop album by Drake and 21 Savage known for its moody production, sharp lyricism, and significant commercial impact.
- 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: M Train Target entity description: M Train is a reflective memoir by musician and writer Patti Smith that weaves together her memories, travels, and meditations on art, loss, and everyday life.
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A.
Two Trains Running
Two Trains Running is a play by August Wilson that explores the lives and struggles of African Americans in a 1960s Pittsburgh diner.
-
B.
In the Rain
"In the Rain" is a song best known as a soulful 1971 hit by the American R&B group The Dramatics, featuring lush production and emotive vocals.
-
C.
Night Train
Night Train is a celebrated jazz album featuring bassist Ray Brown, known for its swinging, blues-inflected interpretations of standards.
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D.
Let Us Descend
Let Us Descend is a 2023 historical novel by Jesmyn Ward that follows an enslaved girl's harrowing journey through the American South, blending brutal realism with spiritual and mythic elements.
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E.
Her Loss
Her Loss is a collaborative hip-hop album by Drake and 21 Savage known for its moody production, sharp lyricism, and significant commercial impact.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
audiobook
ⓘ
book ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| author | Patti Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | National Book Award longlist ⓘ |
| basedOn | M Train self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| centralMotif |
coffee and cafés
ⓘ
notebooks and writing ⓘ travel to literary pilgrimage sites ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dedicatedTo | Fred "Sonic" Smith ⓘ |
| features | photographs by Patti Smith ⓘ |
| followsWork | Just Kids ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical literature
ⓘ
memoir ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
M Train
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
M Train (audiobook)
|
| hasTheme |
meditation on art and creativity
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mourning and remembrance ⓘ solitude ⓘ the creative process ⓘ the passage of time ⓘ |
| ISBN | 978-1-101-87410-0 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
ⓘ
e-book ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| narrator | Patti Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of memoir, travel writing, and cultural criticism
ⓘ
lyrical, fragmentary narrative structure ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 253 ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2015-10-06 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setting |
Berlin
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ Rockaway Beach ⓘ Tangier ⓘ Tokyo ⓘ |
| subject |
Patti Smith
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
art ⓘ everyday life ⓘ grief ⓘ loss ⓘ memory ⓘ travel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: M Train Description of subject: M Train is a reflective memoir by musician and writer Patti Smith that weaves together her memories, travels, and meditations on art, loss, and everyday life.
Referenced by (4)
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this entity surface form:
M Train (audiobook)