Jonathan Coe
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Jonathan Coe is a British novelist and satirist best known for works such as "What a Carve Up!" and "The Rotters' Club," which often blend political commentary with dark humor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jonathan Coe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6672773 — 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: Jonathan Coe Context triple: [King Edward's School, Birmingham, hasAlumnus, Jonathan Coe]
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A.
Martin Sixsmith
Martin Sixsmith is a British journalist, author, and former BBC correspondent known for his investigative writing, including the book that inspired the film "Philomena."
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B.
David Lodge
David Lodge was a British character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in mid-20th-century film and television comedies.
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C.
Julian Barnes
Julian Barnes is a distinguished contemporary English novelist and essayist known for his inventive narratives and exploration of memory, history, and identity.
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D.
Ian Byatt
Ian Byatt is a British economist and former water industry regulator, best known for serving as the first Director General of Ofwat, the economic regulator of the water industry in England and Wales.
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E.
Blake Morrison
Blake Morrison is a British poet, novelist, and critic best known for his memoir "And When Did You Last See Your Father?" which helped popularize the modern confessional memoir.
- 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: Jonathan Coe Target entity description: Jonathan Coe is a British novelist and satirist best known for works such as "What a Carve Up!" and "The Rotters' Club," which often blend political commentary with dark humor.
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A.
Martin Sixsmith
Martin Sixsmith is a British journalist, author, and former BBC correspondent known for his investigative writing, including the book that inspired the film "Philomena."
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B.
David Lodge
David Lodge was a British character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in mid-20th-century film and television comedies.
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C.
Julian Barnes
Julian Barnes is a distinguished contemporary English novelist and essayist known for his inventive narratives and exploration of memory, history, and identity.
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D.
Ian Byatt
Ian Byatt is a British economist and former water industry regulator, best known for serving as the first Director General of Ofwat, the economic regulator of the water industry in England and Wales.
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E.
Blake Morrison
Blake Morrison is a British poet, novelist, and critic best known for his memoir "And When Did You Last See Your Father?" which helped popularize the modern confessional memoir.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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novelist ⓘ satirist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Costa Book Award
NERFINISHED
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John Llewellyn Rhys Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Prix du Meilleur Livre Étranger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Trinity College, Cambridge
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University of Warwick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
contemporary fiction
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literature ⓘ satirical writing ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
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political fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasPartInSeries | The Rotters' Club trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
British political history
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post-war British society ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
political satire
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social commentary in fiction ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Touch of Love
NERFINISHED
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Expo 58 NERFINISHED ⓘ Middle England NERFINISHED ⓘ Mr Wilder and Me NERFINISHED ⓘ Number 11 NERFINISHED ⓘ The Accidental Woman NERFINISHED ⓘ The Closed Circle NERFINISHED ⓘ The House of Sleep NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rain Before It Falls NERFINISHED ⓘ The Rotters' Club NERFINISHED ⓘ The Terrible Privacy of Maxwell Sim NERFINISHED ⓘ What a Carve Up! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
biographer
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novelist ⓘ satirist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| placeOfActivity | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| workFocusesOn |
British middle class
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contemporary British politics ⓘ |
| writingStyle | blends political commentary with dark humor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jonathan Coe Description of subject: Jonathan Coe is a British novelist and satirist best known for works such as "What a Carve Up!" and "The Rotters' Club," which often blend political commentary with dark humor.
Referenced by (1)
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