Let No Man Write My Epitaph
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Let No Man Write My Epitaph is a 1958 novel by American author Willard Motley that portrays the struggles of a boy growing up in a Chicago slum amid crime, poverty, and moral conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Let No Man Write My Epitaph canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11286367 — 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: Let No Man Write My Epitaph Context triple: [Willard Motley, notableWork, Let No Man Write My Epitaph]
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A.
Standing in Another Man’s Grave
"Standing in Another Man’s Grave" is a crime novel by Scottish author Ian Rankin featuring detective John Rebus investigating a series of disappearances along a Scottish highway.
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B.
Epitaph
"Epitaph" is a melancholic, progressive rock song co-written and sung by Greg Lake, best known from King Crimson’s 1969 debut album "In the Court of the Crimson King."
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C.
Death of a Man
"Death of a Man" is a novel by American writer Kay Boyle that explores the moral and emotional turmoil surrounding the rise of fascism in pre–World War II Europe.
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D.
Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead
"Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead" is a 1995 Spanish crime drama film, directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes, that follows a woman entangled in drug trafficking and is acclaimed for Pilar Bardem’s award-winning performance.
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E.
A Night This Side of Dying
"A Night This Side of Dying" is a song by Carole King featured on her 1974 album *Wrap Around Joy*.
- 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: Let No Man Write My Epitaph Target entity description: Let No Man Write My Epitaph is a 1958 novel by American author Willard Motley that portrays the struggles of a boy growing up in a Chicago slum amid crime, poverty, and moral conflict.
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A.
Standing in Another Man’s Grave
"Standing in Another Man’s Grave" is a crime novel by Scottish author Ian Rankin featuring detective John Rebus investigating a series of disappearances along a Scottish highway.
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B.
Epitaph
"Epitaph" is a melancholic, progressive rock song co-written and sung by Greg Lake, best known from King Crimson’s 1969 debut album "In the Court of the Crimson King."
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C.
Death of a Man
"Death of a Man" is a novel by American writer Kay Boyle that explores the moral and emotional turmoil surrounding the rise of fascism in pre–World War II Europe.
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D.
Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead
"Nobody Will Speak of Us When We're Dead" is a 1995 Spanish crime drama film, directed by Agustín Díaz Yanes, that follows a woman entangled in drug trafficking and is acclaimed for Pilar Bardem’s award-winning performance.
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E.
A Night This Side of Dying
"A Night This Side of Dying" is a song by Carole King featured on her 1974 album *Wrap Around Joy*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| addressesIssue |
alcohol and drug abuse
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family instability ⓘ juvenile delinquency ⓘ social inequality ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| author | Willard Motley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| follows | Knock on Any Door NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
realist novel
ⓘ
social novel ⓘ urban fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Let No Man Write My Epitaph (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleOrigin | epitaph motif ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
naturalism
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social realism ⓘ |
| mainThemes |
coming of age
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crime ⓘ moral conflict ⓘ poverty ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | struggles of urban poor ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of American urban society
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depiction of Chicago slum life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistCharacteristic | boy growing up in a Chicago slum ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| publisherCountry | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| settingEnvironment | slum ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Chicago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Willard Motley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Let No Man Write My Epitaph Description of subject: Let No Man Write My Epitaph is a 1958 novel by American author Willard Motley that portrays the struggles of a boy growing up in a Chicago slum amid crime, poverty, and moral conflict.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.