Border Trilogy
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The Border Trilogy is Cormac McCarthy’s acclaimed three-novel series of Western-themed literary fiction exploring coming-of-age, violence, and moral ambiguity along the U.S.–Mexico border.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Border Trilogy canonical | 8 |
| Border Trilogy universe | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12942375 — 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: Border Trilogy Context triple: [All the Pretty Horses, series, Border Trilogy]
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A.
Aftermath trilogy
The Aftermath trilogy is a series of canon Star Wars novels by Chuck Wendig that chronicles the turbulent events following Return of the Jedi and the fall of the Galactic Empire.
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B.
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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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.
Solitude Trilogy
Solitude Trilogy is a major choral-orchestral composition by contemporary British composer Tarik O’Regan, noted for its atmospheric exploration of isolation and introspection.
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E.
The Wormwood Trilogy
The Wormwood Trilogy is a critically acclaimed science fiction series by Tade Thompson that blends alien contact, African futurism, and psychological intrigue, beginning with the novel "Rosewater."
- 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: Border Trilogy Target entity description: The Border Trilogy is Cormac McCarthy’s acclaimed three-novel series of Western-themed literary fiction exploring coming-of-age, violence, and moral ambiguity along the U.S.–Mexico border.
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A.
Aftermath trilogy
The Aftermath trilogy is a series of canon Star Wars novels by Chuck Wendig that chronicles the turbulent events following Return of the Jedi and the fall of the Galactic Empire.
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B.
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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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.
Solitude Trilogy
Solitude Trilogy is a major choral-orchestral composition by contemporary British composer Tarik O’Regan, noted for its atmospheric exploration of isolation and introspection.
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E.
The Wormwood Trilogy
The Wormwood Trilogy is a critically acclaimed science fiction series by Tade Thompson that blends alien contact, African futurism, and psychological intrigue, beginning with the novel "Rosewater."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
ⓘ
novel series ⓘ |
| author | Cormac McCarthy ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
National Book Award for Fiction (for All the Pretty Horses)
ⓘ
linked to:
National Book Award for Fiction
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction (for All the Pretty Horses) ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| firstWork | All the Pretty Horses ⓘ |
| genre |
Western fiction
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
All the Pretty Horses (2000 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
All the Pretty Horses
|
| hasLiteraryForm | novel cycle ⓘ |
| hasPart |
All the Pretty Horses
ⓘ
Cities of the Plain ⓘ The Crossing ⓘ |
| hasSubjectArea |
U.S.–Mexico borderlands
ⓘ
linked to:
U.S.–Mexico borderlands region
|
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Southern Gothic literature
ⓘ
classic Western genre ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Billy Parham
ⓘ
John Grady Cole ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
borderlands
ⓘ
linked to:
Borderlands
coming of age ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of the American West
ⓘ
lyrical prose ⓘ sparse punctuation ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 3 ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodEnd | 1998 ⓘ |
| publicationPeriodStart | 1992 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Alfred A. Knopf
ⓘ
Picador (UK editions) ⓘ
linked to:
Picador
|
| secondWork | The Crossing ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Mexico
ⓘ
Texas ⓘ United States–Mexico border ⓘ
linked to:
U.S.–Mexico border
|
| subject |
cross-cultural encounters
ⓘ
death ⓘ fate ⓘ horsemanship ⓘ masculinity ⓘ |
| thirdWork | Cities of the Plain ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | mid-20th century ⓘ |
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Subject: Border Trilogy Description of subject: The Border Trilogy is Cormac McCarthy’s acclaimed three-novel series of Western-themed literary fiction exploring coming-of-age, violence, and moral ambiguity along the U.S.–Mexico border.
Referenced by (9)
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