The Book of Illusions
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The Book of Illusions is a novel by Paul Auster that follows a grieving academic obsessed with a vanished silent film star, blending mystery, metafiction, and meditations on identity and loss.
All labels observed (1)
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|---|---|
| The Book of Illusions canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6828199 — 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: The Book of Illusions Context triple: [Paul Auster, notableWork, The Book of Illusions]
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A.
Laws of Illusion
Laws of Illusion is a 2010 studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, known for its introspective lyrics and atmospheric pop sound.
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B.
Smoke & Mirrors
Smoke & Mirrors is a 2010 rock album by the American band Lifehouse, known for its melodic hooks and radio-friendly alternative rock sound.
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C.
Illusions perdues
Illusions perdues is a major 19th-century French novel by Honoré de Balzac that follows an aspiring poet’s rise and moral decline amid the corrupt worlds of Parisian journalism, literature, and society.
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D.
Smoke and Mirrors
"Smoke and Mirrors" is a collection of dark fantasy and speculative short stories by Neil Gaiman that blends myth, horror, and contemporary life.
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E.
Truth and Other Enigmas
Truth and Other Enigmas is a collection of influential philosophical essays by Michael Dummett, primarily addressing the nature of truth, meaning, and realism in the philosophy of language.
- 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: The Book of Illusions Target entity description: The Book of Illusions is a novel by Paul Auster that follows a grieving academic obsessed with a vanished silent film star, blending mystery, metafiction, and meditations on identity and loss.
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A.
Laws of Illusion
Laws of Illusion is a 2010 studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, known for its introspective lyrics and atmospheric pop sound.
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B.
Smoke & Mirrors
Smoke & Mirrors is a 2010 rock album by the American band Lifehouse, known for its melodic hooks and radio-friendly alternative rock sound.
-
C.
Illusions perdues
Illusions perdues is a major 19th-century French novel by Honoré de Balzac that follows an aspiring poet’s rise and moral decline amid the corrupt worlds of Parisian journalism, literature, and society.
-
D.
Smoke and Mirrors
"Smoke and Mirrors" is a collection of dark fantasy and speculative short stories by Neil Gaiman that blends myth, horror, and contemporary life.
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E.
Truth and Other Enigmas
Truth and Other Enigmas is a collection of influential philosophical essays by Michael Dummett, primarily addressing the nature of truth, meaning, and realism in the philosophy of language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Paul Auster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | design by Henry Sene Yee ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| followsInAuthorCareer | Timbuktu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
metafiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780805054088 ⓘ |
| hasNarrator | David Zimmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | David Zimmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique |
metafictional commentary on film and writing
ⓘ
story within a story ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending mystery with philosophical reflection
ⓘ
exploration of how art shapes personal identity ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 320 ⓘ |
| partOf | Paul Auster bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement |
a grieving academic becomes obsessed with a vanished silent film star
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the discovery that the silent film star may still be alive ⓘ the protagonist researches and writes about a forgotten silent film comedian ⓘ |
| precedesInAuthorCareer | Oracle Night NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
academic
ⓘ
literature professor ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| publisher | Henry Holt and Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
New York
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
Vermont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
filmmaking
ⓘ
silent film ⓘ |
| theme |
art and reality
ⓘ
grief ⓘ identity ⓘ loss ⓘ memory ⓘ obsession ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
| workType | standalone novel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Book of Illusions Description of subject: The Book of Illusions is a novel by Paul Auster that follows a grieving academic obsessed with a vanished silent film star, blending mystery, metafiction, and meditations on identity and loss.
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