The Moviegoer
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The Moviegoer is Walker Percy’s acclaimed debut novel, a philosophical Southern work that follows an alienated New Orleans stockbroker on a reflective search for meaning in modern life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Moviegoer canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13561343 — 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: The Moviegoer Context triple: [Walker Percy, notableWork, The Moviegoer]
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A.
Seize the Day
Seize the Day is a novella by Saul Bellow that follows a day in the life of a failed salesman confronting personal and financial ruin in mid-20th-century New York.
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B.
Seize the Day
"Seize the Day" is a song by Paul McCartney from his 2020 solo album *McCartney III*, noted for its reflective lyrics and melodic, classic McCartney style.
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C.
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit is a 1956 American drama film, based on Sloan Wilson’s novel, that critiques postwar corporate culture and the pressures of conformist suburban life.
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D.
Being There
Being There is a 1979 satirical comedy-drama film starring Peter Sellers as a simple-minded gardener whose naive remarks are mistaken for profound wisdom in American political circles.
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E.
Being There
"Being There" is a critically acclaimed 1996 double album by the American alternative rock band Wilco, showcasing Jeff Tweedy's expansive songwriting and blending alt-country with experimental rock.
- 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: The Moviegoer Target entity description: The Moviegoer is Walker Percy’s acclaimed debut novel, a philosophical Southern work that follows an alienated New Orleans stockbroker on a reflective search for meaning in modern life.
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A.
Seize the Day
Seize the Day is a novella by Saul Bellow that follows a day in the life of a failed salesman confronting personal and financial ruin in mid-20th-century New York.
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B.
Seize the Day
"Seize the Day" is a song by Paul McCartney from his 2020 solo album *McCartney III*, noted for its reflective lyrics and melodic, classic McCartney style.
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C.
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit is a 1956 American drama film, based on Sloan Wilson’s novel, that critiques postwar corporate culture and the pressures of conformist suburban life.
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D.
Being There
Being There is a 1979 satirical comedy-drama film starring Peter Sellers as a simple-minded gardener whose naive remarks are mistaken for profound wisdom in American political circles.
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E.
Being There
"Being There" is a critically acclaimed 1996 double album by the American alternative rock band Wilco, showcasing Jeff Tweedy's expansive songwriting and blending alt-country with experimental rock.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
debut novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| adaptedTo | stage play ⓘ |
| author | Walker Percy ⓘ |
| awardReceived | National Book Award for Fiction ⓘ |
| awardReceivedYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs |
introspective
ⓘ
meditative ⓘ |
| genre |
Southern literature
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ philosophical novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Aunt Emily
ⓘ
Kate Cutrer ⓘ Lonnie Bolling ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | American Catholic fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-375-72635-5 ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApproximate | 240 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Catholicism
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ identity ⓘ romantic relationships ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Southern Renaissance ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Binx Bolling ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of New Orleans culture
ⓘ
portrayal of existential malaise in mid-20th-century America ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| protagonistOccupation | stockbroker ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| settingLocation | New Orleans ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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existentialism ⓘ modern life ⓘ search for meaning ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ |
| timePeriod | post–World War II era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Moviegoer Description of subject: The Moviegoer is Walker Percy’s acclaimed debut novel, a philosophical Southern work that follows an alienated New Orleans stockbroker on a reflective search for meaning in modern life.
Referenced by (3)
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