Not Without Laughter
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Not Without Laughter is Langston Hughes’s semi-autobiographical 1930 novel that portrays African American life and coming-of-age in a Midwestern Kansas town during the early 20th century.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Not Without Laughter canonical | 5 |
| Not Without Laughter (1930 novel) | 1 |
| Not Without Laughter universe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T545257 — 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: Not Without Laughter Context triple: [Langston Hughes, notableWork, Not Without Laughter]
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A.
The Grass Harp
The Grass Harp is a 1951 novella by Truman Capote that tells a lyrical, bittersweet coming-of-age story about misfits who retreat to a treehouse, blending Southern Gothic atmosphere with themes of individuality and belonging.
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B.
The Weary Blues
The Weary Blues is a landmark 1926 poetry collection by Langston Hughes that helped define the voice and themes of the Harlem Renaissance.
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C.
Mules and Men
Mules and Men is a 1935 collection of African American folktales and hoodoo ethnography by Zora Neale Hurston, blending anthropological fieldwork with literary storytelling.
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D.
Coward of the County
Coward of the County is a popular country song by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of a gentle man pushed to defend his honor and that of his loved one.
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E.
Dust Tracks on a Road
Dust Tracks on a Road is Zora Neale Hurston’s 1942 autobiography, chronicling her life from a Southern Black childhood to her emergence as a prominent writer and anthropologist.
- 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: Not Without Laughter Target entity description: Not Without Laughter is Langston Hughes’s semi-autobiographical 1930 novel that portrays African American life and coming-of-age in a Midwestern Kansas town during the early 20th century.
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A.
The Grass Harp
The Grass Harp is a 1951 novella by Truman Capote that tells a lyrical, bittersweet coming-of-age story about misfits who retreat to a treehouse, blending Southern Gothic atmosphere with themes of individuality and belonging.
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B.
The Weary Blues
The Weary Blues is a landmark 1926 poetry collection by Langston Hughes that helped define the voice and themes of the Harlem Renaissance.
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C.
Mules and Men
Mules and Men is a 1935 collection of African American folktales and hoodoo ethnography by Zora Neale Hurston, blending anthropological fieldwork with literary storytelling.
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D.
Coward of the County
Coward of the County is a popular country song by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of a gentle man pushed to defend his honor and that of his loved one.
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E.
Dust Tracks on a Road
Dust Tracks on a Road is Zora Neale Hurston’s 1942 autobiography, chronicling her life from a Southern Black childhood to her emergence as a prominent writer and anthropologist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
African American literature work
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coming-of-age novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Langston Hughes ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
African American life in a small town
ⓘ
intergenerational family relationships ⓘ segregation in the United States ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | print ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
African American family life
ⓘ
class and social mobility ⓘ coming-of-age ⓘ music and African American culture ⓘ race relations in the United States ⓘ religion and spirituality ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
ⓘ
semi-autobiographical novel ⓘ |
| hasAutobiographicalElements | true ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | later African American fiction ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
African American families—Fiction
ⓘ
African American literature ⓘ
surface form:
African Americans—Kansas—Fiction
Bildungsromans ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
education as a path to advancement
ⓘ
family and community support ⓘ identity formation ⓘ music and joy amid hardship ⓘ poverty and economic struggle ⓘ racial inequality ⓘ religious faith and doubt ⓘ |
| includedIn | studies of Harlem Renaissance literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Harlem Renaissance ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Sandy Rodgers ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early novel by Langston Hughes
ⓘ
portrayal of Midwestern African American life ⓘ |
| partOf | African American literary canon ⓘ |
| protagonist | Sandy Rodgers ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1930 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| settingLocation | Kansas ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| title | Not Without Laughter self-link ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Not Without Laughter Description of subject: Not Without Laughter is Langston Hughes’s semi-autobiographical 1930 novel that portrays African American life and coming-of-age in a Midwestern Kansas town during the early 20th century.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Not Without Laughter universe
this entity surface form:
Not Without Laughter (1930 novel)