The Devil in the White City
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The Devil in the White City is a bestselling nonfiction book by Erik Larson that intertwines the story of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair with the chilling crimes of serial killer H. H. Holmes.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Devil in the White City canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8501509 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Devil in the White City Context triple: [Goodreads Choice Award for History & Biography, notableWinner, The Devil in the White City]
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A.
The Pit: A Story of Chicago
The Pit: A Story of Chicago is a 1903 naturalist novel by Frank Norris that dramatizes the speculative frenzy and human consequences surrounding wheat trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.
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B.
Lodge 49
Lodge 49 is a surreal, character-driven dramedy series about a disillusioned ex-surfer who joins a fraternal lodge and finds unexpected community and mystery in Long Beach, California.
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C.
The House on 92nd Street
The House on 92nd Street is a 1945 American film noir spy thriller noted for its semi-documentary style and use of FBI cooperation and real locations.
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D.
The Fixer
"The Fixer" is a 2009 rock song by Pearl Jam, known as the energetic lead single from their album *Backspacer*.
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E.
The Fixer
The Fixer is a 1968 drama film adaptation of Bernard Malamud’s novel, featuring Alan Bates in an acclaimed performance as a Jewish handyman falsely accused of ritual murder in Tsarist Russia.
- 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 Devil in the White City Target entity description: The Devil in the White City is a bestselling nonfiction book by Erik Larson that intertwines the story of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair with the chilling crimes of serial killer H. H. Holmes.
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A.
The Pit: A Story of Chicago
The Pit: A Story of Chicago is a 1903 naturalist novel by Frank Norris that dramatizes the speculative frenzy and human consequences surrounding wheat trading on the Chicago Board of Trade.
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B.
Lodge 49
Lodge 49 is a surreal, character-driven dramedy series about a disillusioned ex-surfer who joins a fraternal lodge and finds unexpected community and mystery in Long Beach, California.
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C.
The House on 92nd Street
The House on 92nd Street is a 1945 American film noir spy thriller noted for its semi-documentary style and use of FBI cooperation and real locations.
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D.
The Fixer
"The Fixer" is a 2009 rock song by Pearl Jam, known as the energetic lead single from their album *Backspacer*.
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E.
The Fixer
The Fixer is a film directed by British filmmaker Justin Chadwick, best known for his work on character-driven dramas.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical narrative
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| adaptationDevelopmentInvolved |
Leonardo DiCaprio
NERFINISHED
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Martin Scorsese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationPlannedAs | television series ⓘ |
| author | Erik Larson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Edgar Award for Best Fact Crime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedYear | 2004 ⓘ |
| bestsellerStatus | New York Times bestseller ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| focusesOnEvent | 1893 Chicago World's Fair ⓘ |
| focusesOnTheme |
American modernity
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serial murder ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| genre |
history
ⓘ
narrative nonfiction ⓘ true crime ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Daniel H. Burnham
NERFINISHED
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Frederick Law Olmsted NERFINISHED ⓘ H. H. Holmes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-375-72560-9 ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasOCLCNumber | 50630454 ⓘ |
| hasSubtitle | Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
H. H. Holmes
NERFINISHED
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World's Columbian Exposition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | interwoven storylines ⓘ |
| notableFor |
account of H. H. Holmes's murders
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detailed depiction of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair ⓘ |
| originalPublisherImprint | Crown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pages | approximately 400 ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | New York City ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher | Crown Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInLocation | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | 1893 ⓘ |
| subjectOf | literary criticism ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered | late 19th century ⓘ |
| workLocationOfAuthor | Seattle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Devil in the White City Description of subject: The Devil in the White City is a bestselling nonfiction book by Erik Larson that intertwines the story of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair with the chilling crimes of serial killer H. H. Holmes.
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