Already Dead: A California Gothic
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"Already Dead: A California Gothic" is a dark, hallucinatory novel by Denis Johnson that blends crime, mysticism, and existential despair in a haunting portrait of Northern California.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Already Dead: A California Gothic canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14212369 — 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: Already Dead: A California Gothic Context triple: [Denis Johnson, notableWork, Already Dead: A California Gothic]
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A.
Downtown’s Dead
"Downtown’s Dead" is a country-pop song by American singer-songwriter Sam Hunt, known for its introspective lyrics about loneliness and emotional disconnection amid city nightlife.
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B.
Murder by Death
Murder by Death is a 1976 comedy-mystery film that parodies classic detective fiction, featuring an ensemble cast of famous sleuth archetypes invited to a sinister dinner party.
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C.
From the Dead
"From the Dead" is a song from the Broadway musical adaptation of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, Lestat, composed by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin.
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D.
Almanac of the Dead
Almanac of the Dead is a sprawling, experimental novel by Leslie Marmon Silko that interweaves Indigenous history, prophecy, and political resistance across the Americas.
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E.
Art of Dying
"Art of Dying" is a spiritually themed rock song by George Harrison, featured on his acclaimed 1970 solo album All Things Must Pass.
- 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: Already Dead: A California Gothic Target entity description: "Already Dead: A California Gothic" is a dark, hallucinatory novel by Denis Johnson that blends crime, mysticism, and existential despair in a haunting portrait of Northern California.
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A.
Downtown’s Dead
"Downtown’s Dead" is a country-pop song by American singer-songwriter Sam Hunt, known for its introspective lyrics about loneliness and emotional disconnection amid city nightlife.
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B.
Murder by Death
Murder by Death is a 1976 comedy-mystery film that parodies classic detective fiction, featuring an ensemble cast of famous sleuth archetypes invited to a sinister dinner party.
-
C.
From the Dead
"From the Dead" is a song from the Broadway musical adaptation of Anne Rice's Vampire Chronicles, Lestat, composed by Elton John with lyrics by Bernie Taupin.
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D.
Almanac of the Dead
Almanac of the Dead is a sprawling, experimental novel by Leslie Marmon Silko that interweaves Indigenous history, prophecy, and political resistance across the Americas.
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E.
Art of Dying
"Art of Dying" is a spiritually themed rock song by George Harrison, featured on his acclaimed 1970 solo album All Things Must Pass.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.