The Adventures of Augie March
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The Adventures of Augie March is a 1953 picaresque novel by Saul Bellow that follows the freewheeling life of a young man in Depression-era Chicago and is celebrated for its exuberant, vernacular prose.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Adventures of Augie March canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Adventures of Augie March Context triple: [Saul Bellow, notableWork, The Adventures of Augie March]
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Goodbye, Columbus
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B.
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Wonder Boys
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The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
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E.
This Boy's Life
"This Boy's Life" is a 1993 coming-of-age drama film, based on Tobias Wolff's memoir, in which a young Leonardo DiCaprio stars opposite Robert De Niro as a boy struggling with his abusive stepfather.
- 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: The Adventures of Augie March Target entity description: The Adventures of Augie March is a 1953 picaresque novel by Saul Bellow that follows the freewheeling life of a young man in Depression-era Chicago and is celebrated for its exuberant, vernacular prose.
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A.
Goodbye, Columbus
"Goodbye, Columbus" is a 1959 novella and story collection by Philip Roth that satirically explores Jewish-American identity, class, and assimilation in postwar America.
-
B.
The World According to Garp
The World According to Garp is a darkly comic and poignant novel by John Irving that follows the unconventional life of writer T.S. Garp and explores themes of family, feminism, sexuality, and the randomness of violence.
-
C.
Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys is a 2000 comedy-drama film directed by Curtis Hanson about a disillusioned college professor and novelist navigating a chaotic weekend that upends his personal and professional life.
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D.
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz
The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz is a 1974 Canadian coming-of-age film, based on Mordecai Richler’s novel, that follows an ambitious young Jewish man in Montreal as he obsessively pursues success and social status.
-
E.
This Boy's Life
"This Boy's Life" is a 1993 coming-of-age drama film, based on Tobias Wolff's memoir, in which a young Leonardo DiCaprio stars opposite Robert De Niro as a boy struggling with his abusive stepfather.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Saul Bellow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorBirthName | Solomon Bellows NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Canadian-American ⓘ |
| awarded | National Book Award for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | highly acclaimed ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followedBy | Seize the Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
bildungsroman
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ picaresque fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Augie March
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Einhorn NERFINISHED ⓘ Grandma Lausch NERFINISHED ⓘ Simon March NERFINISHED ⓘ Stella NERFINISHED ⓘ Thea Fenchel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includedIn | canon of American literature ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Augie March NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of Chicago
ⓘ
exuberant prose style ⓘ vernacular language ⓘ |
| openingLine | I am an American, Chicago born. ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Victim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press
|
| recognizedAs | one of the great American novels ⓘ |
| recognizedBy | Modern Library 100 Best Novels list NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | Great Depression NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPlace | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | episodic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
coming of age
ⓘ
urban life ⓘ working-class experience ⓘ |
| theme |
American Dream
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
freedom ⓘ identity ⓘ individualism ⓘ social mobility ⓘ |
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