Diary of a Drug Fiend
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Diary of a Drug Fiend is a semi-autobiographical occult novel by Aleister Crowley that explores addiction, excess, and spiritual transformation through the lens of Thelema.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Diary of a Drug Fiend canonical | 2 |
| Diary of a Dope Fiend | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5685881 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Diary of a Drug Fiend Context triple: [Aleister Crowley, notableWork, Diary of a Drug Fiend]
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A.
Dopesick
Dopesick is a drama miniseries that explores the origins and devastating impact of the U.S. opioid crisis, focusing on the roles of pharmaceutical companies, doctors, and law enforcement.
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B.
La Adicción
La Adicción is the passionate and famously intense supporter group of the Mexican football club C.F. Monterrey.
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C.
Junkie
"Junkie" is a semi-autobiographical novel by William S. Burroughs that offers a stark, firsthand portrayal of drug addiction and urban underworld life, and is considered an early landmark of the Beat Generation.
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D.
The Panic in Needle Park
The Panic in Needle Park is a 1971 American drama film directed by Jerry Schatzberg that offers a gritty, realistic portrayal of heroin addiction in New York City and features one of Al Pacino’s early breakthrough performances.
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E.
Dopium
Dopium is the debut solo studio album by Wu-Tang Clan member U-God, showcasing his gritty lyrical style over dark, hard-hitting production.
- 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: Diary of a Drug Fiend Target entity description: Diary of a Drug Fiend is a semi-autobiographical occult novel by Aleister Crowley that explores addiction, excess, and spiritual transformation through the lens of Thelema.
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A.
Dopesick
Dopesick is a drama miniseries that explores the origins and devastating impact of the U.S. opioid crisis, focusing on the roles of pharmaceutical companies, doctors, and law enforcement.
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B.
La Adicción
La Adicción is the passionate and famously intense supporter group of the Mexican football club C.F. Monterrey.
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C.
Junkie
"Junkie" is a semi-autobiographical novel by William S. Burroughs that offers a stark, firsthand portrayal of drug addiction and urban underworld life, and is considered an early landmark of the Beat Generation.
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D.
The Panic in Needle Park
The Panic in Needle Park is a 1971 American drama film directed by Jerry Schatzberg that offers a gritty, realistic portrayal of heroin addiction in New York City and features one of Al Pacino’s early breakthrough performances.
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E.
Dopium
Dopium is the debut solo studio album by Wu-Tang Clan member U-God, showcasing his gritty lyrical style over dark, hard-hitting production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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occult novel ⓘ semi-autobiographical work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ordo Templi Orientis
NERFINISHED
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Thelema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Aleister Crowley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | controversial at time of publication ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
True Will
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hedonism ⓘ initiation ⓘ magick ⓘ moral and spiritual decay ⓘ redemption ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | King Lamus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| followsStructure | three-part narrative arc of descent, crisis, and recovery ⓘ |
| genre |
drug literature
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occult fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ semi-autobiographical novel ⓘ |
| hasMotto | Do what thou wilt shall be the whole of the Law ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person account ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 368 ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist |
Lou Laleham
NERFINISHED
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Peter Pendragon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSetting |
England
NERFINISHED
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France NERFINISHED ⓘ Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTimeSpanOfStory | several months ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | prose fiction ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Aleister Crowley’s personal experiences with drugs
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Thelemic philosophy ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | occult revival ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
Thelema
NERFINISHED
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drug addiction ⓘ excess ⓘ occultism ⓘ recovery from addiction ⓘ spiritual transformation ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | diary ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early fictional depiction of cocaine and heroin addiction
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integration of Thelemic doctrine into narrative fiction ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1922 ⓘ |
| publisher | W. Collins Sons & Co. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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Subject: Diary of a Drug Fiend Description of subject: Diary of a Drug Fiend is a semi-autobiographical occult novel by Aleister Crowley that explores addiction, excess, and spiritual transformation through the lens of Thelema.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Diary of a Dope Fiend