Triple
T14892211
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | The Counterlife |
E359779
|
entity |
| Predicate | literarySeries |
P20977
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Zuckerman novels |
E359789
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (2 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: Zuckerman novels | Statement: [The Counterlife, literarySeries, Zuckerman novels]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Zuckerman novels Context triple: [The Counterlife, literarySeries, Zuckerman novels]
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A.
Zuckerman novels
chosen
Zuckerman novels are a series of interconnected works by Philip Roth that follow the life and career of his alter-ego writer Nathan Zuckerman, exploring themes of identity, authorship, and American Jewish experience.
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B.
Zuckerman
Zuckerman is a surname most notably associated with American screenwriter, actor, and director Buck Henry.
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C.
Zuckerman Unbound
Zuckerman Unbound is a 1981 novel by Philip Roth that follows writer Nathan Zuckerman as he grapples with sudden literary fame and its personal consequences.
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D.
Zuckerman Books
Zuckerman Books is Philip Roth’s celebrated series of novels centered on the life and career of his alter-ego protagonist, writer Nathan Zuckerman.
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E.
David Kepesh series
The David Kepesh series is a trio of Philip Roth novellas following the evolving erotic obsessions, aging, and self-scrutiny of literature professor David Kepesh.
- F. None of above.
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Provenance (3 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_69d827980cbc8190a0c569ae3940a1d9 |
completed | April 9, 2026, 10:26 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ded5f883288190af602633fa7d6860 |
completed | April 15, 2026, 12:04 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69fe72b11584819084f32516cb0023a1 |
completed | May 8, 2026, 11:33 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 2:10 a.m.