O, How the Wheel Becomes It
E541591
"O, How the Wheel Becomes It" is a comic novel by British author Anthony Powell that explores themes of ambition, social maneuvering, and the passage of time within mid-20th-century English society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| O, How the Wheel Becomes It canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5711529 — 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: O, How the Wheel Becomes It Context triple: [Anthony Powell, notableWork, O, How the Wheel Becomes It]
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A.
The Wheel
The Wheel is a prominent observation wheel attraction at ICON Park in Orlando, offering panoramic views of the city and surrounding area.
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B.
The Wheel Spins
The Wheel Spins is a 1936 mystery novel by Ethel Lina White, best known as the source material for Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film The Lady Vanishes.
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C.
Winged Wheel
Winged Wheel is the iconic winged tire logo that symbolizes the Detroit Red Wings hockey franchise.
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D.
Heart Like a Wheel
Heart Like a Wheel is a critically acclaimed 1974 album by Linda Ronstadt that helped establish her as a leading voice in country rock and pop music.
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E.
Your Red Wagon
Your Red Wagon is an alternative title for the 1948 American film noir "They Live by Night," directed by Nicholas Ray and centered on a young fugitive couple on the run.
- 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: O, How the Wheel Becomes It Target entity description: "O, How the Wheel Becomes It" is a comic novel by British author Anthony Powell that explores themes of ambition, social maneuvering, and the passage of time within mid-20th-century English society.
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A.
The Wheel
The Wheel is a prominent observation wheel attraction at ICON Park in Orlando, offering panoramic views of the city and surrounding area.
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B.
The Wheel Spins
The Wheel Spins is a 1936 mystery novel by Ethel Lina White, best known as the source material for Alfred Hitchcock’s classic film The Lady Vanishes.
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C.
Winged Wheel
Winged Wheel is the iconic winged tire logo that symbolizes the Detroit Red Wings hockey franchise.
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D.
Heart Like a Wheel
Heart Like a Wheel is a critically acclaimed 1974 album by Linda Ronstadt that helped establish her as a leading voice in country rock and pop music.
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E.
Your Red Wagon
Your Red Wagon is an alternative title for the 1948 American film noir "They Live by Night," directed by Nicholas Ray and centered on a young fugitive couple on the run.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (19)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Anthony Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
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satirical fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMainFocus |
individual ambition in society
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social life in England ⓘ |
| hasTitle | O, How the Wheel Becomes It NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | comic ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| setting | England ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| theme |
English society
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ambition ⓘ passage of time ⓘ social maneuvering ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: O, How the Wheel Becomes It Description of subject: "O, How the Wheel Becomes It" is a comic novel by British author Anthony Powell that explores themes of ambition, social maneuvering, and the passage of time within mid-20th-century English society.
Referenced by (1)
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