A Prayer for the Dying
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A Prayer for the Dying is a dark historical novel by Stewart O'Nan that follows a Civil War veteran-turned-sheriff confronting a devastating epidemic and wildfire in a small 19th-century Wisconsin town.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Prayer for the Dying canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15905316 — 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 Prayer for the Dying Context triple: [Stewart O'Nan, notableWork, A Prayer for the Dying]
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A.
A Prayer for the Dying
A Prayer for the Dying is a thriller novel by Jack Higgins that follows an IRA hitman seeking redemption while being hunted in London.
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B.
No Prayer for the Dying
No Prayer for the Dying is a 1990 heavy metal album by British band Iron Maiden, marking a rawer, more stripped-down sound following their late-1980s epics.
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C.
Prayer for the Dying
"Prayer for the Dying" is a 1994 pop-soul ballad by British singer-songwriter Seal, known for its introspective lyrics and emotive vocal performance.
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D.
A Purple Place for Dying
A Purple Place for Dying is a 1964 mystery novel by John D. MacDonald featuring his iconic private investigator Travis McGee, set against a backdrop of crime and corruption in the American Southwest.
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E.
The Mourner
The Mourner is a Japanese film in which Kengo Kora stars in a contemplative drama about grief, guilt, and spiritual redemption.
- 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 Prayer for the Dying Target entity description: A Prayer for the Dying is a dark historical novel by Stewart O'Nan that follows a Civil War veteran-turned-sheriff confronting a devastating epidemic and wildfire in a small 19th-century Wisconsin town.
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A.
A Prayer for the Dying
A Prayer for the Dying is a thriller novel by Jack Higgins that follows an IRA hitman seeking redemption while being hunted in London.
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B.
No Prayer for the Dying
No Prayer for the Dying is a 1990 heavy metal album by British band Iron Maiden, marking a rawer, more stripped-down sound following their late-1980s epics.
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C.
Prayer for the Dying
"Prayer for the Dying" is a 1994 pop-soul ballad by British singer-songwriter Seal, known for its introspective lyrics and emotive vocal performance.
-
D.
A Purple Place for Dying
A Purple Place for Dying is a 1964 mystery novel by John D. MacDonald featuring his iconic private investigator Travis McGee, set against a backdrop of crime and corruption in the American Southwest.
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E.
The Mourner
The Mourner is a Japanese film in which Kengo Kora stars in a contemplative drama about grief, guilt, and spiritual redemption.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.