Thank You for Smoking (novel)
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"Thank You for Smoking" is a satirical novel by Christopher Buckley that follows a smooth-talking tobacco lobbyist as he navigates media spin, political hypocrisy, and public health controversies.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thank You for Smoking | 1 |
| Thank You for Smoking (novel) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8766413 — 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: Thank You for Smoking (novel) Context triple: [Thank You for Smoking, basedOn, Thank You for Smoking (novel)]
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Thank You for Smoking
Thank You for Smoking is a satirical comedy film that follows a smooth-talking tobacco lobbyist as he spins the truth and navigates the politics of the cigarette industry.
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B.
The Slap
The Slap is an Australian television drama miniseries adapted from Christos Tsiolkas's novel, exploring the fallout within a group of family and friends after a man slaps a child who is not his own at a suburban barbecue.
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C.
The Rotters' Club
The Rotters' Club is a 2005 BBC television drama series, adapted from Jonathan Coe's novel, that follows a group of teenagers growing up in 1970s Birmingham amid social and political upheaval.
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The Naked Civil Servant
The Naked Civil Servant is a 1975 British television film based on Quentin Crisp’s autobiography, renowned for its groundbreaking portrayal of an openly gay man in mid-20th-century England.
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E.
Enough Said
Enough Said is a 2013 romantic comedy-drama film starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini, centered on a divorced woman who unknowingly befriends the ex-wife of the man she is dating.
- 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: Thank You for Smoking (novel) Target entity description: "Thank You for Smoking" is a satirical novel by Christopher Buckley that follows a smooth-talking tobacco lobbyist as he navigates media spin, political hypocrisy, and public health controversies.
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A.
Thank You for Smoking
Thank You for Smoking is a satirical comedy film that follows a smooth-talking tobacco lobbyist as he spins the truth and navigates the politics of the cigarette industry.
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B.
The Slap
The Slap is an Australian television drama miniseries adapted from Christos Tsiolkas's novel, exploring the fallout within a group of family and friends after a man slaps a child who is not his own at a suburban barbecue.
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C.
The Rotters' Club
The Rotters' Club is a 2005 BBC television drama series, adapted from Jonathan Coe's novel, that follows a group of teenagers growing up in 1970s Birmingham amid social and political upheaval.
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D.
The Naked Civil Servant
The Naked Civil Servant is a 1975 British television film based on Quentin Crisp’s autobiography, renowned for its groundbreaking portrayal of an openly gay man in mid-20th-century England.
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E.
Enough Said
Enough Said is a 2013 romantic comedy-drama film starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and James Gandolfini, centered on a divorced woman who unknowingly befriends the ex-wife of the man she is dating.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Jason Reitman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| author | Christopher Buckley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
public relations industry
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tobacco industry ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
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political satire ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Thank You for Smoking (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacterGroup | MOD Squad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780679748261 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Nick Naylor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| MODSquadMembers |
Nick Naylor
NERFINISHED
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alcohol lobbyist ⓘ firearms lobbyist ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonistEmployer | Academy of Tobacco Studies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | tobacco lobbyist ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1994 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| theme |
corporate ethics
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lobbying ⓘ media spin ⓘ political hypocrisy ⓘ public health controversies ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
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satirical ⓘ |
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Subject: Thank You for Smoking (novel) Description of subject: "Thank You for Smoking" is a satirical novel by Christopher Buckley that follows a smooth-talking tobacco lobbyist as he navigates media spin, political hypocrisy, and public health controversies.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Thank You for Smoking