Coughlin trilogy
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The Coughlin trilogy is Dennis Lehane’s series of historical crime novels following the Coughlin family across early- to mid-20th-century America, blending organized crime, politics, and personal drama.
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| Coughlin trilogy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11488282 — 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: Coughlin trilogy Context triple: [World Gone By, partOf, Coughlin trilogy]
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A.
An American Trilogy
"An American Trilogy" is a medley popularized by Elvis Presley that combines the songs "Dixie," "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," and "All My Trials" into a dramatic patriotic performance.
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B.
Lloyd Hopkins Trilogy
The Lloyd Hopkins Trilogy is a series of hard-boiled crime novels by James Ellroy featuring obsessive LAPD detective Lloyd Hopkins as he confronts brutal criminals and his own psychological demons in a dark, violent vision of Los Angeles.
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C.
The Trilogy
The Trilogy is a renowned series of three interlinked novels by Samuel Beckett that explore themes of identity, existence, and decay through experimental, minimalist prose.
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D.
The Trilogy
The Trilogy is a celebrated series of historical novels by Henryk Sienkiewicz that dramatizes 17th-century Polish history through epic battles, patriotism, and romantic adventure.
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E.
Mick Travis trilogy
The Mick Travis trilogy is a series of three satirical British films directed by Lindsay Anderson that follow the character Mick Travis through increasingly surreal critiques of social and institutional power.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Coughlin trilogy Target entity description: The Coughlin trilogy is Dennis Lehane’s series of historical crime novels following the Coughlin family across early- to mid-20th-century America, blending organized crime, politics, and personal drama.
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A.
An American Trilogy
"An American Trilogy" is a medley popularized by Elvis Presley that combines the songs "Dixie," "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," and "All My Trials" into a dramatic patriotic performance.
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B.
Lloyd Hopkins Trilogy
The Lloyd Hopkins Trilogy is a series of hard-boiled crime novels by James Ellroy featuring obsessive LAPD detective Lloyd Hopkins as he confronts brutal criminals and his own psychological demons in a dark, violent vision of Los Angeles.
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C.
The Trilogy
The Trilogy is a celebrated series of historical novels by Henryk Sienkiewicz that dramatizes 17th-century Polish history through epic battles, patriotism, and romantic adventure.
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D.
The Trilogy
The Trilogy is a renowned series of three interlinked novels by Samuel Beckett that explore themes of identity, existence, and decay through experimental, minimalist prose.
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E.
Mick Travis trilogy
The Mick Travis trilogy is a series of three satirical British films directed by Lindsay Anderson that follow the character Mick Travis through increasingly surreal critiques of social and institutional power.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book trilogy
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novel ⓘ novel ⓘ novel ⓘ novel series ⓘ |
| author |
Dennis Lehane
NERFINISHED
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Dennis Lehane NERFINISHED ⓘ Dennis Lehane NERFINISHED ⓘ Dennis Lehane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| follows | Coughlin family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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crime fiction ⓘ crime fiction ⓘ crime fiction ⓘ historical crime fiction ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Live by Night
NERFINISHED
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The Given Day NERFINISHED ⓘ World Gone By NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Danny Coughlin
NERFINISHED
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Joe Coughlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Joe Coughlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
family relationships
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organized crime ⓘ personal drama ⓘ politics ⓘ |
| partOf |
Coughlin trilogy
NERFINISHED
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Coughlin trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ Coughlin trilogy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear |
2008
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2012 ⓘ 2015 ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Boston
NERFINISHED
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Boston NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ Cuba NERFINISHED ⓘ Florida NERFINISHED ⓘ Tampa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
1940s
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Prohibition era ⓘ early 20th century ⓘ mid 20th century ⓘ post–World War I era ⓘ |
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