On Green Dolphin Street
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On Green Dolphin Street is a novel by British author Sebastian Faulks that explores love, identity, and political tension in Cold War-era America.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| On Green Dolphin Street canonical | 6 |
| Green Dolphin Street | 3 |
| On Green Dolphin Street (jazz standard) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T452614 — 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: On Green Dolphin Street Context triple: [Sebastian Faulks, notableWork, On Green Dolphin Street]
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A.
West End Blues
"West End Blues" is a landmark 1928 jazz recording renowned for Louis Armstrong's virtuosic trumpet intro and its pivotal role in the development of solo improvisation in jazz.
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B.
On the Beach
On the Beach is a 1959 post-apocalyptic drama film, based on Nevil Shute’s novel, depicting the aftermath of nuclear war and featuring Fred Astaire in a rare serious, non-musical role.
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C.
Birdland
Birdland is the popular nickname for the passionate fan community and home atmosphere surrounding Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles.
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D.
Strawberry Fields
Strawberry Fields is a tranquil memorial in New York City's Central Park dedicated to John Lennon, featuring the iconic "Imagine" mosaic and landscaped gardens.
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E.
Stardust
"Stardust" is a classic popular song, widely regarded as a jazz and American Songbook standard, famously interpreted by Louis Armstrong and many other artists.
- 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: On Green Dolphin Street Target entity description: On Green Dolphin Street is a novel by British author Sebastian Faulks that explores love, identity, and political tension in Cold War-era America.
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A.
West End Blues
"West End Blues" is a landmark 1928 jazz recording renowned for Louis Armstrong's virtuosic trumpet intro and its pivotal role in the development of solo improvisation in jazz.
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B.
On the Beach
On the Beach is a 1959 post-apocalyptic drama film, based on Nevil Shute’s novel, depicting the aftermath of nuclear war and featuring Fred Astaire in a rare serious, non-musical role.
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C.
Birdland
Birdland is the popular nickname for the passionate fan community and home atmosphere surrounding Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles.
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D.
Strawberry Fields
Strawberry Fields is a tranquil memorial in New York City's Central Park dedicated to John Lennon, featuring the iconic "Imagine" mosaic and landscaped gardens.
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E.
Stardust
"Stardust" is a classic popular song, widely regarded as a jazz and American Songbook standard, famously interpreted by Louis Armstrong and many other artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Sebastian Faulks ⓘ |
| character |
Charlie van der Linden
ⓘ
Frank Renzo ⓘ Mary van der Linden ⓘ Stanley Johnson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtDepicts | Cold War-era American imagery ⓘ |
| explores |
cultural differences between Britain and America
ⓘ
emotional dislocation of expatriate life ⓘ personal versus political loyalty ⓘ |
| followedBy | Human Traces ⓘ |
| follows | Charlotte Gray ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
ⓘ
political novel ⓘ romantic novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptationStatus | no major film adaptation as of 2024 ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780091794462 ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
diplomatic receptions
ⓘ
jazz music ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 350 pages ⓘ |
| hasReception | generally positive critical reviews ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Cold War politics
ⓘ
adultery ⓘ diplomacy ⓘ journalism ⓘ marriage ⓘ |
| hasTitleOrigin |
On Green Dolphin Street
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
On Green Dolphin Street (jazz standard)
|
| isPartOf | Sebastian Faulks bibliography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary British fiction ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
identity
ⓘ
love ⓘ political tension ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | realist fiction ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| protagonist | Mary van der Linden ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2001 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hutchinson ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Cold War era ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
New York City
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timeSettingDetail |
1960 presidential election context
ⓘ
late 1950s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (10)
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this entity surface form:
On Green Dolphin Street (jazz standard)
this entity surface form:
Green Dolphin Street
this entity surface form:
Green Dolphin Street
this entity surface form:
Green Dolphin Street