Lessons
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Lessons is a 2022 novel by Ian McEwan that follows a man's life across decades of personal and historical upheaval, exploring memory, trauma, and the passage of time.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Lessons canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5008133 — 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: Lessons Context triple: [Ian McEwan, notableWork, Lessons]
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A.
Lyssons
Lyssons is a coastal community located in the parish of St. Thomas in eastern Jamaica.
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B.
The Lesson Pt. 1
"The Lesson Pt. 1" is a jazz-influenced hip-hop instrumental by The Roots, showcasing their live-band approach and DJ-style turntablism.
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C.
Lessons for Children
Lessons for Children is an influential 18th-century series of early childhood educational books that helped pioneer progressive, child-centered teaching methods in English literature.
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D.
Lesse
The Lesse is a scenic river in southern Belgium known for flowing through the Ardennes, its limestone caves, and popular kayaking routes.
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E.
The Lesson for Today
"The Lesson for Today" is a satirical poem by Robert Frost that reflects on modern society’s moral and intellectual complacency with characteristic wit and irony.
- 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: Lessons Target entity description: Lessons is a 2022 novel by Ian McEwan that follows a man's life across decades of personal and historical upheaval, exploring memory, trauma, and the passage of time.
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A.
Lyssons
Lyssons is a coastal community located in the parish of St. Thomas in eastern Jamaica.
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B.
The Lesson Pt. 1
"The Lesson Pt. 1" is a jazz-influenced hip-hop instrumental by The Roots, showcasing their live-band approach and DJ-style turntablism.
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C.
Lessons for Children
Lessons for Children is an influential 18th-century series of early childhood educational books that helped pioneer progressive, child-centered teaching methods in English literature.
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D.
Lesse
The Lesse is a scenic river in southern Belgium known for flowing through the Ardennes, its limestone caves, and popular kayaking routes.
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E.
The Lesson for Today
"The Lesson for Today" is a satirical poem by Robert Frost that reflects on modern society’s moral and intellectual complacency with characteristic wit and irony.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Ian McEwan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
intersection of private life and public events
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long-term effects of childhood experiences ⓘ role of chance in life ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followsInCareerAfter | Machines Like Me NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followsLifeOf | Roland Baines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | to be determined (varies by edition) ⓘ |
| hasISBN |
978-0-593-53520-2
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978-1-787-33488-8 ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 400-500 pages ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
Germany
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London NERFINISHED ⓘ Suffolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| includesHistoricalEvent |
COVID-19 pandemic
NERFINISHED
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Chernobyl disaster NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuban Missile Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ fall of the Berlin Wall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Roland Baines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | works of Ian McEwan ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2022 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Jonathan Cape
NERFINISHED
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Knopf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
Cold War era
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early 21st century ⓘ late 20th century ⓘ postwar Britain ⓘ |
| theme |
coming of age
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family relationships ⓘ marriage ⓘ memory ⓘ parenthood ⓘ passage of time ⓘ personal responsibility ⓘ political history ⓘ regret ⓘ sexual abuse ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lessons Description of subject: Lessons is a 2022 novel by Ian McEwan that follows a man's life across decades of personal and historical upheaval, exploring memory, trauma, and the passage of time.
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