Willard and His Bowling Trophies
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Willard and His Bowling Trophies is a darkly comic, surreal novel by Richard Brautigan that intertwines the lives of a couple, a trio of vengeful brothers, and a mysterious papier-mâché bird amid a collection of stolen bowling trophies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Willard and His Bowling Trophies canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18351519 — 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: Willard and His Bowling Trophies Context triple: [Richard Brautigan, notableWork, Willard and His Bowling Trophies]
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A.
The Bowler
The Bowler is a quirky, superheroine crimefighter in the film "Mystery Men," known for wielding a bowling ball containing her father's skull as a weapon.
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B.
The Willie Way
The Willie Way is a studio album by country music legend Willie Nelson released in the early 1970s, showcasing his distinctive songwriting and vocal style during his pre-outlaw Nashville period.
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C.
Winner and Waster
Winner and Waster is a 14th-century Middle English alliterative poem that debates the merits of wealth and generosity within a vividly satirical narrative.
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D.
The Ball
The Ball is the popular nickname for Reunion Tower, a distinctive geodesic observation tower and Dallas landmark known for its glowing spherical top.
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E.
The Ball
"The Ball" is a short story by renowned Japanese author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, reflecting his characteristic blend of psychological insight and modernist narrative style.
- 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: Willard and His Bowling Trophies Target entity description: Willard and His Bowling Trophies is a darkly comic, surreal novel by Richard Brautigan that intertwines the lives of a couple, a trio of vengeful brothers, and a mysterious papier-mâché bird amid a collection of stolen bowling trophies.
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A.
The Bowler
The Bowler is a quirky, superheroine crimefighter in the film "Mystery Men," known for wielding a bowling ball containing her father's skull as a weapon.
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B.
The Willie Way
The Willie Way is a studio album by country music legend Willie Nelson released in the early 1970s, showcasing his distinctive songwriting and vocal style during his pre-outlaw Nashville period.
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C.
Winner and Waster
Winner and Waster is a 14th-century Middle English alliterative poem that debates the merits of wealth and generosity within a vividly satirical narrative.
-
D.
The Ball
The Ball is the popular nickname for Reunion Tower, a distinctive geodesic observation tower and Dallas landmark known for its glowing spherical top.
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E.
The Ball
"The Ball" is a short story by renowned Japanese author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa, reflecting his characteristic blend of psychological insight and modernist narrative style.
- F. None of above. chosen
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