Back Home
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"Back Home" is a 1947 memoir by American cartoonist Bill Mauldin that reflects on his experiences returning to civilian life after World War II and critiques postwar American society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Back Home canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7906615 — 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: Back Home Context triple: [Bill Mauldin, notableWork, Back Home]
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A.
Back Home
"Back Home" is a pop song best known as a solo single by English singer-songwriter and producer Simon Climie.
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B.
Back Home
"Back Home" is a studio album by Irish boy band Westlife, known for its pop ballads and commercial success in the late 2000s.
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C.
The Way Back Home
The Way Back Home is a drama film featuring actor Maxim Knight in its cast.
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D.
Go Home
"Go Home" is a song that follows "Part-Time Lover" in Stevie Wonder's discography, featured on his 1985 album "In Square Circle."
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E.
Back Home Again
"Back Home Again" is a popular country and folk song by John Denver, celebrated for its warm, nostalgic portrayal of returning home.
- 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: Back Home Target entity description: "Back Home" is a 1947 memoir by American cartoonist Bill Mauldin that reflects on his experiences returning to civilian life after World War II and critiques postwar American society.
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A.
Back Home
"Back Home" is a studio album by Irish boy band Westlife, known for its pop ballads and commercial success in the late 2000s.
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B.
Back Home
"Back Home" is a pop song best known as a solo single by English singer-songwriter and producer Simon Climie.
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C.
The Way Back Home
The Way Back Home is a drama film featuring actor Maxim Knight in its cast.
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D.
Go Home
"Go Home" is a song that follows "Part-Time Lover" in Stevie Wonder's discography, featured on his 1985 album "In Square Circle."
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E.
Back Home Again
"Back Home Again" is a popular country and folk song by John Denver, celebrated for its warm, nostalgic portrayal of returning home.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| aboutAuthor | Bill Mauldin as a returning veteran ⓘ |
| author | Bill Mauldin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| critiques |
bureaucracy affecting veterans
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commercialization of patriotism ⓘ political conservatism in postwar America ⓘ postwar American society ⓘ |
| depicts |
civil–military tensions in postwar life
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cultural adjustment after combat service ⓘ economic challenges for veterans ⓘ homecoming of soldiers after WWII ⓘ |
| describes |
Bill Mauldin's transition from soldier to civilian
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difficulties faced by returning veterans ⓘ disillusionment with postwar America ⓘ |
| followsWork | Up Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
memoir
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nonfiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorOccupation | American cartoonist ⓘ |
| hasNotableAspect |
based on Bill Mauldin's personal experiences as a veteran
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critical view of American institutions after WWII ⓘ |
| hasSetting | United States after World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
gap between wartime ideals and peacetime reality
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political engagement of veterans ⓘ readjustment to civilian life ⓘ social injustice ⓘ treatment of veterans ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
post–World War II American society
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return to civilian life ⓘ social criticism ⓘ veterans' experiences ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1947 ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Up Front NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | post–World War II era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Back Home Description of subject: "Back Home" is a 1947 memoir by American cartoonist Bill Mauldin that reflects on his experiences returning to civilian life after World War II and critiques postwar American society.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.