The Fourth Hand
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The Fourth Hand is a novel by John Irving that follows a television journalist who loses his hand in a bizarre accident and becomes entangled in an unusual love story after receiving a hand transplant.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Fourth Hand canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9356793 — 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: The Fourth Hand Context triple: [A Widow for One Year, followedBy, The Fourth Hand]
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A.
The Glove
The Glove is the nickname of Hall of Fame NBA point guard Gary Payton, renowned for his tenacious perimeter defense and vocal on-court presence.
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B.
The Glove
The Glove was a short-lived psychedelic side project formed by Robert Smith of The Cure and Steven Severin of Siouxsie and the Banshees, best known for their 1983 album "Blue Sunshine."
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C.
Mind and Hand
Mind and Hand is the official motto of the New Jersey Institute of Technology, emphasizing the integration of theoretical knowledge with practical, hands-on application.
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D.
The Upper Hand
The Upper Hand is a British television sitcom that aired in the 1990s, best known for starring Honor Blackman as the sophisticated, sharp-tongued Caroline Wheatley.
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E.
Il Dito
Il Dito is a large public sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan depicting an upraised middle finger in Milan’s Piazza Affari, serving as a provocative commentary on finance and power.
- 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 Fourth Hand Target entity description: The Fourth Hand is a novel by John Irving that follows a television journalist who loses his hand in a bizarre accident and becomes entangled in an unusual love story after receiving a hand transplant.
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A.
The Glove
The Glove is the nickname of Hall of Fame NBA point guard Gary Payton, renowned for his tenacious perimeter defense and vocal on-court presence.
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B.
The Glove
The Glove was a short-lived psychedelic side project formed by Robert Smith of The Cure and Steven Severin of Siouxsie and the Banshees, best known for their 1983 album "Blue Sunshine."
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C.
Mind and Hand
Mind and Hand is the official motto of the New Jersey Institute of Technology, emphasizing the integration of theoretical knowledge with practical, hands-on application.
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D.
The Upper Hand
The Upper Hand is a British television sitcom that aired in the 1990s, best known for starring Honor Blackman as the sophisticated, sharp-tongued Caroline Wheatley.
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E.
Il Dito
Il Dito is a large public sculpture by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan depicting an upraised middle finger in Milan’s Piazza Affari, serving as a provocative commentary on finance and power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | John Irving NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| follows | A Widow for One Year NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
ⓘ
fiction ⓘ medical fiction ⓘ romantic fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Chip Kidd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-375-50486-9 ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | contemporary literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Patrick Wallingford NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 300 ⓘ |
| plotElement |
hand amputation
ⓘ
hand transplant ⓘ unusual love story ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
news reporter
ⓘ
television journalist ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2001 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
India
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| theme |
body and self
ⓘ
identity ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ media and celebrity culture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Fourth Hand Description of subject: The Fourth Hand is a novel by John Irving that follows a television journalist who loses his hand in a bizarre accident and becomes entangled in an unusual love story after receiving a hand transplant.
Referenced by (1)
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