Triple
T10091730
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | T.C. Boyle |
E215358
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
The Tortilla Curtain
The Tortilla Curtain is a 1995 novel by T.C. Boyle that explores immigration, racism, and class conflict in Southern California through the intersecting lives of a wealthy white couple and undocumented Mexican immigrants.
|
E839793
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: The Tortilla Curtain | Statement: [T.C. Boyle, notableWork, The Tortilla Curtain]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Tortilla Curtain Context triple: [T.C. Boyle, notableWork, The Tortilla Curtain]
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A.
La Frontera
La Frontera is the historical frontier region in southern Chile that was the site of prolonged conflict and cultural interaction between Spanish colonizers and the indigenous Mapuche people.
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B.
On the Border
"On the Border" is a 1974 rock song by the Eagles, featured on their album of the same name and noted for its blend of country rock and politically tinged lyrics.
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C.
Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories
Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories is a collection of short stories by Sandra Cisneros that explores the lives, struggles, and identities of Mexican and Mexican American women through lyrical, feminist, and culturally rich narratives.
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D.
Mexico Trilogy
Mexico Trilogy is a series of stylish, action-packed neo-Western films by Robert Rodriguez that follow interconnected stories of gunslingers and outlaws in Mexico.
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E.
The Milagro Beanfield War
The Milagro Beanfield War is a 1988 comedy-drama film set in a small New Mexico town, focusing on a local farmer’s fight against powerful developers and government interests.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg
Description generation
gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. # Instructions Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: The Tortilla Curtain Triple: [T.C. Boyle, notableWork, The Tortilla Curtain]
Generated description
The Tortilla Curtain is a 1995 novel by T.C. Boyle that explores immigration, racism, and class conflict in Southern California through the intersecting lives of a wealthy white couple and undocumented Mexican immigrants.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Tortilla Curtain Target entity description: The Tortilla Curtain is a 1995 novel by T.C. Boyle that explores immigration, racism, and class conflict in Southern California through the intersecting lives of a wealthy white couple and undocumented Mexican immigrants.
-
A.
La Frontera
La Frontera is the historical frontier region in southern Chile that was the site of prolonged conflict and cultural interaction between Spanish colonizers and the indigenous Mapuche people.
-
B.
On the Border
"On the Border" is a 1974 rock song by the Eagles, featured on their album of the same name and noted for its blend of country rock and politically tinged lyrics.
-
C.
Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories
Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories is a collection of short stories by Sandra Cisneros that explores the lives, struggles, and identities of Mexican and Mexican American women through lyrical, feminist, and culturally rich narratives.
-
D.
Mexico Trilogy
Mexico Trilogy is a series of stylish, action-packed neo-Western films by Robert Rodriguez that follow interconnected stories of gunslingers and outlaws in Mexico.
-
E.
The Milagro Beanfield War
The Milagro Beanfield War is a 1988 comedy-drama film set in a small New Mexico town, focusing on a local farmer’s fight against powerful developers and government interests.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69ca83a1eed081908b2e9580f2ebeea7 |
completed | March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69cdd05aa02081908fba02e7085c6d7c |
completed | April 2, 2026, 2:11 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69d2b6a587e0819093f38d5e69db43ec |
completed | April 5, 2026, 7:23 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69d2b790cc188190b5c16c89beaa8aca |
completed | April 5, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69d2b81e7b948190baa417186aac284b |
completed | April 5, 2026, 7:29 p.m. |
Created at: March 30, 2026, 9:01 p.m.