Going Postal
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Going Postal is a satirical fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett set in the Discworld universe, following con artist Moist von Lipwig as he is forced to revive the Ankh-Morpork postal service.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Going Postal canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6796079 — 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)
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Target entity: Going Postal Context triple: [Discworld, notableWorkInSeries, Going Postal]
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A.
Please, Mister Postman
"Please, Mister Postman" is a political memoir by British Labour politician Alan Johnson, recounting his early life and experiences working as a postman.
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B.
Return to Sender
"Return to Sender" is a young adult novel by Julia Alvarez that explores themes of immigration, family, and cultural identity through the story of a Vermont farm boy and the undocumented Mexican family working for his parents.
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C.
Special Delivery
"Special Delivery" is a science fiction short story featured within Arthur C. Clarke's collection *The Other Side of the Sky*.
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D.
Special Delivery
"Special Delivery" is a song best known for being sampled in the track "Uproar" by Lil Wayne featuring Swizz Beatz.
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E.
Panic in the Mailroom
Panic in the Mailroom is an animated short film set in the Despicable Me universe that follows Minions working in Gru’s mailroom as chaos ensues after a dangerous package arrives.
- 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: Going Postal Target entity description: Going Postal is a satirical fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett set in the Discworld universe, following con artist Moist von Lipwig as he is forced to revive the Ankh-Morpork postal service.
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A.
Please, Mister Postman
"Please, Mister Postman" is a political memoir by British Labour politician Alan Johnson, recounting his early life and experiences working as a postman.
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B.
Return to Sender
"Return to Sender" is a young adult novel by Julia Alvarez that explores themes of immigration, family, and cultural identity through the story of a Vermont farm boy and the undocumented Mexican family working for his parents.
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C.
Special Delivery
"Special Delivery" is a science fiction short story featured within Arthur C. Clarke's collection *The Other Side of the Sky*.
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D.
Special Delivery
"Special Delivery" is a song best known for being sampled in the track "Uproar" by Lil Wayne featuring Swizz Beatz.
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E.
Panic in the Mailroom
Panic in the Mailroom is an animated short film set in the Despicable Me universe that follows Minions working in Gru’s mailroom as chaos ensues after a dangerous package arrives.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Discworld novel
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novel ⓘ satirical fantasy novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | television miniseries ⓘ |
| author | Terry Pratchett NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardNomination | Nebula Award for Best Novel (2005) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Paul Kidby NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Adora Belle Dearheart
NERFINISHED
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Lord Havelock Vetinari NERFINISHED ⓘ Moist von Lipwig NERFINISHED ⓘ Stanley Howler NERFINISHED ⓘ Tolliver Groat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization |
Ankh-Morpork Post Office
NERFINISHED
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Grand Trunk Semaphore Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresTechnology | clacks semaphore system ⓘ |
| followedBy | Thud! NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comic fantasy
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fantasy ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Going Postal (television miniseries) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Making Money NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Moist von Lipwig NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| partOfSubseries | Industrial Revolution subseries of Discworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Con artist Moist von Lipwig is forced by Lord Vetinari to take over and revive the defunct Ankh-Morpork postal service. ⓘ |
| precededBy | Monstrous Regiment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2004 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Doubleday
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Transworld Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Discworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Ankh-Morpork
NERFINISHED
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Discworld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationNetwork | Sky One NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationReleaseYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| theme |
bureaucracy and government reform
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corporate greed and monopolies ⓘ redemption of a criminal protagonist ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Going Postal Description of subject: Going Postal is a satirical fantasy novel by Terry Pratchett set in the Discworld universe, following con artist Moist von Lipwig as he is forced to revive the Ankh-Morpork postal service.
Referenced by (1)
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