A Confederate General from Big Sur
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A Confederate General from Big Sur is a 1964 satirical novel by Richard Brautigan that blends absurdist humor and countercultural themes in a quirky tale set on the California coast.
All labels observed (1)
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| A Confederate General from Big Sur canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18351517 — 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 Confederate General from Big Sur Context triple: [Richard Brautigan, notableWork, A Confederate General from Big Sur]
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A.
Colonel Reb
Colonel Reb is the retired, plantation-era caricature that once served as the controversial mascot of the University of Mississippi.
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B.
The Charge at Feather River
The Charge at Feather River is a 1953 Western film best known for popularizing the iconic “Wilhelm scream” sound effect.
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C.
The General
The General is a science fiction novella by Isaac Asimov, part of his Foundation series, focusing on the clash between psychohistory and the military genius of General Bel Riose.
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D.
The General
The General is the famous nickname of legendary college basketball coach Bob Knight, known for his intense coaching style and success at Indiana University.
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E.
The General
The General is a 1936 novel by C. S. Forester that satirically portrays the incompetence and rigid mentality of a British general during World War I.
- 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 Confederate General from Big Sur Target entity description: A Confederate General from Big Sur is a 1964 satirical novel by Richard Brautigan that blends absurdist humor and countercultural themes in a quirky tale set on the California coast.
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A.
Colonel Reb
Colonel Reb is the retired, plantation-era caricature that once served as the controversial mascot of the University of Mississippi.
-
B.
The Charge at Feather River
The Charge at Feather River is a 1953 Western film best known for popularizing the iconic “Wilhelm scream” sound effect.
-
C.
The General
The General is a science fiction novella by Isaac Asimov, part of his Foundation series, focusing on the clash between psychohistory and the military genius of General Bel Riose.
-
D.
The General
The General is the famous nickname of legendary college basketball coach Bob Knight, known for his intense coaching style and success at Indiana University.
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E.
The General
The General is a 1936 novel by C. S. Forester that satirically portrays the incompetence and rigid mentality of a British general during World War I.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.