The Van (novel)
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The Van (novel) is a comic work by Irish author Roddy Doyle, the third book in his Barrytown Trilogy, following the misadventures of two unemployed friends who start a fish-and-chip van business in Dublin.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Van | 2 |
| The Van (novel) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T18375894 — 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: The Van (novel) Context triple: [The Van, screenplayAdaptationOf, The Van (novel)]
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The Van
"The Van" is a 1996 Irish comedy-drama film, based on Roddy Doyle’s novel, about two friends who start a fish-and-chip van business in Dublin after one of them loses his job.
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B.
Vane’s Story
Vane’s Story is a lesser-known poetic work by the 19th-century Scottish poet James Thomson, noted for its melancholic and reflective tone.
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The Vaught
The Vaught is the popular nickname for Vaught–Hemingway Stadium, the University of Mississippi’s primary football venue in Oxford, Mississippi.
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D.
The Vanishers
The Vanishers is a 1964 spy novel by Donald Hamilton featuring secret agent Matt Helm in a tense Cold War-era mission.
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De Vol
De Vol is a surname most notably associated with Frank De Vol, an American arranger, composer, and actor known for his work in film and television music.
- 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: The Van (novel) Target entity description: The Van (novel) is a comic work by Irish author Roddy Doyle, the third book in his Barrytown Trilogy, following the misadventures of two unemployed friends who start a fish-and-chip van business in Dublin.
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A.
The Van
"The Van" is a 1996 Irish comedy-drama film, based on Roddy Doyle’s novel, about two friends who start a fish-and-chip van business in Dublin after one of them loses his job.
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B.
Vane’s Story
Vane’s Story is a lesser-known poetic work by the 19th-century Scottish poet James Thomson, noted for its melancholic and reflective tone.
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C.
The Vaught
The Vaught is the popular nickname for Vaught–Hemingway Stadium, the University of Mississippi’s primary football venue in Oxford, Mississippi.
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D.
The Vanishers
The Vanishers is a 1964 spy novel by Donald Hamilton featuring secret agent Matt Helm in a tense Cold War-era mission.
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E.
De Vol
De Vol is a surname most notably associated with Frank De Vol, an American arranger, composer, and actor known for his work in film and television music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Van (novel)
linked to: The Van (novel)