Katherine Boo
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Katherine Boo is an American journalist and nonfiction author renowned for her deeply reported narratives on poverty and social inequality, including the acclaimed book "Behind the Beautiful Forevers."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Katherine Boo canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2724258 — 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: Katherine Boo Context triple: [J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize, notableRecipient, Katherine Boo]
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A.
Jessica Bruder
Jessica Bruder is an American journalist and author best known for her nonfiction book "Nomadland," which explores the lives of modern American nomads and inspired the Academy Award–winning film adaptation.
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B.
Barbara Ehrenreich
Barbara Ehrenreich was an American author, journalist, and social critic best known for her incisive examinations of class, labor, and economic inequality in works such as "Nickel and Dimed."
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C.
Lawrence Wright
Lawrence Wright is an American journalist, author, and screenwriter best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative nonfiction works on topics such as terrorism and Scientology.
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D.
Susan Orlean
Susan Orlean is an American journalist and author best known for her narrative nonfiction works such as "The Orchid Thief," which inspired the film "Adaptation."
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E.
Julia Phillips
Julia Phillips was a pioneering American film producer and writer, best known for helping bring landmark 1970s films like "Taxi Driver" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" to the screen and for being the first female producer to win a Best Picture Oscar.
- 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: Katherine Boo Target entity description: Katherine Boo is an American journalist and nonfiction author renowned for her deeply reported narratives on poverty and social inequality, including the acclaimed book "Behind the Beautiful Forevers."
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A.
Jessica Bruder
Jessica Bruder is an American journalist and author best known for her nonfiction book "Nomadland," which explores the lives of modern American nomads and inspired the Academy Award–winning film adaptation.
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B.
Barbara Ehrenreich
Barbara Ehrenreich was an American author, journalist, and social critic best known for her incisive examinations of class, labor, and economic inequality in works such as "Nickel and Dimed."
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C.
Lawrence Wright
Lawrence Wright is an American journalist, author, and screenwriter best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative nonfiction works on topics such as terrorism and Scientology.
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D.
Susan Orlean
Susan Orlean is an American journalist and author best known for her narrative nonfiction works such as "The Orchid Thief," which inspired the film "Adaptation."
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E.
Julia Phillips
Julia Phillips was a pioneering American film producer and writer, best known for helping bring landmark 1970s films like "Taxi Driver" and "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" to the screen and for being the first female producer to win a Best Picture Oscar.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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human ⓘ journalist ⓘ nonfiction book ⓘ nonfiction writer ⓘ reporter ⓘ |
| author | Katherine Boo self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
MacArthur Fellowship
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National Book Award for Nonfiction ⓘ National Magazine Awards ⓘ
surface form:
National Magazine Award
Pulitzer Prize for Public Service ⓘ |
| basedOn | extensive field reporting in Mumbai slums ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Barnard College
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Columbia University ⓘ |
| employer |
The New Yorker
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The Washington Monthly ⓘ Washington Post ⓘ
surface form:
The Washington Post
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| fieldOfWork |
investigative reporting
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poverty ⓘ social inequality ⓘ |
| genre |
literary journalism
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narrative nonfiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
life in an Indian slum
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poverty in Mumbai ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Behind the Beautiful Forevers
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Behind the Beautiful Forevers ⓘ
surface form:
Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity
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| occupation |
journalist
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nonfiction author ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| spouse | Sunil Khilnani ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
articles on social policy
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articles on urban poverty ⓘ |
| writingStyle | deeply reported narrative nonfiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Katherine Boo Description of subject: Katherine Boo is an American journalist and nonfiction author renowned for her deeply reported narratives on poverty and social inequality, including the acclaimed book "Behind the Beautiful Forevers."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Behind the Beautiful Forevers