A Series of Unfortunate Events (book series)
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A Series of Unfortunate Events is a darkly comedic children’s book series by Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler) that follows the tragic misadventures of the Baudelaire orphans as they are pursued by the villainous Count Olaf.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: A Series of Unfortunate Events (book series) Context triple: [A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series), basedOn, A Series of Unfortunate Events (book series)]
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A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series)
A Series of Unfortunate Events is a darkly comedic Netflix television adaptation of Lemony Snicket’s book series, following the misadventures of the Baudelaire orphans as they are pursued by the villainous Count Olaf.
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Count Olaf
Count Olaf is the main villain of Lemony Snicket’s "A Series of Unfortunate Events," a greedy, theatrical criminal who relentlessly schemes to steal the Baudelaire orphans’ fortune.
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (novel)
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is a beloved 1964 children's novel by Roald Dahl that follows young Charlie Bucket's fantastical visit to eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka's magical factory.
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The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book is a darkly whimsical children's fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman about an orphaned boy raised by ghosts in a graveyard.
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a bestselling illustrated middle-grade book series that humorously chronicles the everyday misadventures of middle schooler Greg Heffley.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: A Series of Unfortunate Events (book series) Target entity description: A Series of Unfortunate Events is a darkly comedic children’s book series by Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler) that follows the tragic misadventures of the Baudelaire orphans as they are pursued by the villainous Count Olaf.
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A.
A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series)
A Series of Unfortunate Events is a darkly comedic Netflix television adaptation of Lemony Snicket’s book series, following the misadventures of the Baudelaire orphans as they are pursued by the villainous Count Olaf.
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Count Olaf
Count Olaf is the main villain of Lemony Snicket’s "A Series of Unfortunate Events," a greedy, theatrical criminal who relentlessly schemes to steal the Baudelaire orphans’ fortune.
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C.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (novel)
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" is a beloved 1964 children's novel by Roald Dahl that follows young Charlie Bucket's fantastical visit to eccentric chocolatier Willy Wonka's magical factory.
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D.
The Graveyard Book
The Graveyard Book is a darkly whimsical children's fantasy novel by Neil Gaiman about an orphaned boy raised by ghosts in a graveyard.
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E.
Diary of a Wimpy Kid
Diary of a Wimpy Kid is a bestselling illustrated middle-grade book series that humorously chronicles the everyday misadventures of middle schooler Greg Heffley.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book series
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children's book series ⓘ |
| adaptedToFilm | Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptedToTelevision | A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| antagonist | Count Olaf NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Lemony Snicket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| finalPublicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| firstBook | The Bad Beginning NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist fiction
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children's literature ⓘ dark comedy ⓘ gothic fiction ⓘ mystery ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004 film)
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A Series of Unfortunate Events (Netflix series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCompanionWork |
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography
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The Beatrice Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFictionalOrganization | V.F.D. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| imprint | HarperCollins Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastBook | The End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacters |
Klaus Baudelaire
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Sunny Baudelaire NERFINISHED ⓘ Violet Baudelaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | A Series of Unfortunate Events NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | metafictional ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | darkly comedic ⓘ |
| narrator | Lemony Snicket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableBook |
The Austere Academy
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The Carnivorous Carnival NERFINISHED ⓘ The End NERFINISHED ⓘ The Ersatz Elevator NERFINISHED ⓘ The Grim Grotto NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hostile Hospital NERFINISHED ⓘ The Miserable Mill NERFINISHED ⓘ The Penultimate Peril NERFINISHED ⓘ The Reptile Room NERFINISHED ⓘ The Slippery Slope NERFINISHED ⓘ The Vile Village NERFINISHED ⓘ The Wide Window NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 13 ⓘ |
| penNameOf | Daniel Handler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Follows the Baudelaire orphans as they are pursued by Count Olaf who seeks their fortune ⓘ |
| protagonistFamilyName | Baudelaire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | fictional contemporary world ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
children
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middle-grade readers ⓘ |
| theme |
greed
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misfortune ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ orphanhood ⓘ |
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Subject: A Series of Unfortunate Events (book series) Description of subject: A Series of Unfortunate Events is a darkly comedic children’s book series by Lemony Snicket (Daniel Handler) that follows the tragic misadventures of the Baudelaire orphans as they are pursued by the villainous Count Olaf.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
A Series of Unfortunate Events (TV series)
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basedOn
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A Series of Unfortunate Events (book series)
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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (film score)
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basedOn
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A Series of Unfortunate Events (book series)
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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (film score)
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A Series of Unfortunate Events (book series)
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A Series of Unfortunate Events
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A Series of Unfortunate Events
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A Series of Unfortunate Events
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The Bad Beginning
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A Series of Unfortunate Events
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A Series of Unfortunate Events universe
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Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events