Matt Haig
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Matt Haig is a British author known for his bestselling novels and non-fiction works that often explore mental health, time, and the human condition, including "The Midnight Library" and "Reasons to Stay Alive."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Matt Haig canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4861632 — 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: Matt Haig Context triple: [Canongate Books, publishesAuthor, Matt Haig]
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A.
Mitchell Burgess
Mitchell Burgess is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on the acclaimed HBO series *The Sopranos*.
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B.
Mark Haddon
Mark Haddon is a British author best known for his award-winning novel "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," which has been widely acclaimed and adapted for stage and screen.
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C.
Patrick Ness
Patrick Ness is an acclaimed American-born British author best known for his young adult novels such as the "Chaos Walking" trilogy and "A Monster Calls."
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D.
Stephen Chbosky
Stephen Chbosky is an American novelist, screenwriter, and director best known for creating "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" and directing several major film adaptations.
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E.
David Mitchell
David Mitchell is a British novelist best known for his genre-blending, intricately structured works such as "Cloud Atlas" and "The Bone Clocks."
- 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: Matt Haig Target entity description: Matt Haig is a British author known for his bestselling novels and non-fiction works that often explore mental health, time, and the human condition, including "The Midnight Library" and "Reasons to Stay Alive."
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A.
Mitchell Burgess
Mitchell Burgess is an American television writer and producer best known for his work on the acclaimed HBO series *The Sopranos*.
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B.
Mark Haddon
Mark Haddon is a British author best known for his award-winning novel "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time," which has been widely acclaimed and adapted for stage and screen.
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C.
Patrick Ness
Patrick Ness is an acclaimed American-born British author best known for his young adult novels such as the "Chaos Walking" trilogy and "A Monster Calls."
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D.
Stephen Chbosky
Stephen Chbosky is an American novelist, screenwriter, and director best known for creating "The Perks of Being a Wallflower" and directing several major film adaptations.
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E.
David Mitchell
David Mitchell is a British novelist best known for his genre-blending, intricately structured works such as "Cloud Atlas" and "The Bone Clocks."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (63)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
children's writer
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human ⓘ non-fiction writer ⓘ novelist ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| familyName | Haig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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fantasy ⓘ fiction ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ young adult fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Matt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSocialMediaPresence |
Instagram
NERFINISHED
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Twitter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWritten |
A Boy Called Christmas
NERFINISHED
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Evie and the Animals NERFINISHED ⓘ Evie in the Jungle NERFINISHED ⓘ Father Christmas and Me NERFINISHED ⓘ How to Stop Time NERFINISHED ⓘ Notes on a Nervous Planet NERFINISHED ⓘ Reasons to Stay Alive NERFINISHED ⓘ Shadow Forest NERFINISHED ⓘ The Comfort Book NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dead Fathers Club NERFINISHED ⓘ The Girl Who Saved Christmas NERFINISHED ⓘ The Humans NERFINISHED ⓘ The Life Impossible NERFINISHED ⓘ The Midnight Library NERFINISHED ⓘ The Possession of Mr Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ The Radleys NERFINISHED ⓘ The Truth Pixie NERFINISHED ⓘ The Truth Pixie Goes to School NERFINISHED ⓘ To Be a Cat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | his own experiences with depression ⓘ |
| knownFor |
accessible non-fiction on mental health
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bestselling novels ⓘ writing about mental health ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Matt Haig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Boy Called Christmas
NERFINISHED
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How to Stop Time NERFINISHED ⓘ Notes on a Nervous Planet NERFINISHED ⓘ Reasons to Stay Alive NERFINISHED ⓘ The Comfort Book NERFINISHED ⓘ The Humans NERFINISHED ⓘ The Midnight Library NERFINISHED ⓘ The Radleys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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journalist ⓘ novelist ⓘ |
| subjectOf | film adaptation of A Boy Called Christmas ⓘ |
| writingTheme |
anxiety
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depression ⓘ hope ⓘ mental health ⓘ philosophy of life ⓘ resilience ⓘ suicidal ideation ⓘ the human condition ⓘ time ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Matt Haig Description of subject: Matt Haig is a British author known for his bestselling novels and non-fiction works that often explore mental health, time, and the human condition, including "The Midnight Library" and "Reasons to Stay Alive."
Referenced by (1)
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