Resuscitation of a Hanged Man
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Resuscitation of a Hanged Man is a dark, psychologically driven novel by Denis Johnson that follows a troubled young man’s descent into paranoia and spiritual crisis in a bleak New England setting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Resuscitation of a Hanged Man canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14212368 — 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: Resuscitation of a Hanged Man Context triple: [Denis Johnson, notableWork, Resuscitation of a Hanged Man]
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A.
Death by Hanging
Death by Hanging is a 1968 Japanese New Wave film by Nagisa Ōshima that uses a stylized, Brechtian approach to critique capital punishment and ethnic discrimination in Japan.
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B.
The Resurrectionist
"The Resurrectionist" is a song by the Pet Shop Boys, released as the B-side to their single "I'm with Stupid."
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C.
The Lazarus Man
The Lazarus Man is a 1990s American Western mystery television series starring Robert Urich as an amnesiac Civil War survivor searching for his identity and the truth behind his attempted execution.
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D.
The Hangman
The Hangman is a philosophical novel by Swedish author Pär Lagerkvist that explores themes of evil, guilt, and human conscience through the figure of an executioner.
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E.
A Complete State of Death
A Complete State of Death is a crime novel by British author John Gardner featuring espionage, murder, and psychological intrigue.
- 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: Resuscitation of a Hanged Man Target entity description: Resuscitation of a Hanged Man is a dark, psychologically driven novel by Denis Johnson that follows a troubled young man’s descent into paranoia and spiritual crisis in a bleak New England setting.
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A.
Death by Hanging
Death by Hanging is a 1968 Japanese New Wave film by Nagisa Ōshima that uses a stylized, Brechtian approach to critique capital punishment and ethnic discrimination in Japan.
-
B.
The Resurrectionist
"The Resurrectionist" is a song by the Pet Shop Boys, released as the B-side to their single "I'm with Stupid."
-
C.
The Lazarus Man
The Lazarus Man is a 1990s American Western mystery television series starring Robert Urich as an amnesiac Civil War survivor searching for his identity and the truth behind his attempted execution.
-
D.
The Hangman
The Hangman is a philosophical novel by Swedish author Pär Lagerkvist that explores themes of evil, guilt, and human conscience through the figure of an executioner.
-
E.
A Complete State of Death
A Complete State of Death is a crime novel by British author John Gardner featuring espionage, murder, and psychological intrigue.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.