A Spot of Bother
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A Spot of Bother is a darkly comic novel by Mark Haddon that follows a middle-aged man's nervous breakdown amid the chaos of his dysfunctional family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Spot of Bother canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13005300 — 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: A Spot of Bother Context triple: [Mark Haddon, notableWork, A Spot of Bother]
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A.
Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves
"Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves" is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the unflappable valet Jeeves and his hapless employer Bertie Wooster in one of their classic misadventures.
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B.
Thank You, Jeeves
"Thank You, Jeeves" is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the misadventures of Bertie Wooster and his unflappable valet Jeeves, notable for its farcical plot and witty dialogue.
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C.
Sunset at Blandings
"Sunset at Blandings" is the final, unfinished comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse set in his Blandings Castle series.
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D.
Ring for Jeeves
Ring for Jeeves is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the valet Jeeves in one of his later standalone adventures.
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E.
Jeeves and the Greasy Bird
"Jeeves and the Greasy Bird" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring Bertie Wooster, his valet Jeeves, and various members of the Drones Club in a typical tangle of social and romantic misadventures.
- 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: A Spot of Bother Target entity description: A Spot of Bother is a darkly comic novel by Mark Haddon that follows a middle-aged man's nervous breakdown amid the chaos of his dysfunctional family.
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A.
Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves
"Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves" is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the unflappable valet Jeeves and his hapless employer Bertie Wooster in one of their classic misadventures.
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B.
Thank You, Jeeves
"Thank You, Jeeves" is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the misadventures of Bertie Wooster and his unflappable valet Jeeves, notable for its farcical plot and witty dialogue.
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C.
Sunset at Blandings
"Sunset at Blandings" is the final, unfinished comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse set in his Blandings Castle series.
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D.
Ring for Jeeves
Ring for Jeeves is a comic novel by P. G. Wodehouse featuring the valet Jeeves in one of his later standalone adventures.
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E.
Jeeves and the Greasy Bird
"Jeeves and the Greasy Bird" is a humorous short story by P. G. Wodehouse featuring Bertie Wooster, his valet Jeeves, and various members of the Drones Club in a typical tangle of social and romantic misadventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic novel
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dark comedy ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Mark Haddon ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| follows | George Hall's nervous breakdown ⓘ |
| followsWork | The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
ⓘ
contemporary fiction ⓘ dark comedy ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage adaptation ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Jamie Hall
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Jean Hall ⓘ Katie Hall ⓘ Ray ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780224077702 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | George Hall ⓘ |
| languageStyle | darkly comic ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dark humor about family dysfunction
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portrayal of an ordinary man's breakdown ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape ⓘ |
| setting |
England
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Peterborough ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
family relationships
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identity ⓘ infidelity ⓘ marriage ⓘ mental health ⓘ middle age ⓘ mortality ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 21st century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Spot of Bother Description of subject: A Spot of Bother is a darkly comic novel by Mark Haddon that follows a middle-aged man's nervous breakdown amid the chaos of his dysfunctional family.
Referenced by (2)
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