Child of God
E309668
Child of God is a dark, Southern Gothic novel by Cormac McCarthy that follows the violent descent of an outcast man in rural Tennessee into extreme depravity and isolation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Child of God canonical | 5 |
| Child of God (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2902793 — 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: Child of God Context triple: [Cormac McCarthy, notableWork, Child of God]
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A.
The Violent Bear It Away
The Violent Bear It Away is a Southern Gothic novel by Flannery O'Connor that explores themes of faith, prophecy, and destiny through the story of a young boy grappling with his religious calling in the rural American South.
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B.
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain is James Baldwin’s seminal semi-autobiographical novel exploring race, religion, and family in early 20th-century Harlem.
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C.
The Painted Angel
The Painted Angel is a 1929 silent drama film starring popular 1920s screen actress Billie Dove.
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D.
Places in the Heart
Places in the Heart is a 1984 American drama film set in Depression-era Texas, focusing on a widow’s struggle to save her farm and family.
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E.
The Preacher
"The Preacher" is a classic hard bop jazz composition by pianist and bandleader Horace Silver, known for its catchy, gospel-inflected melody and enduring popularity in the jazz repertoire.
- 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: Child of God Target entity description: Child of God is a dark, Southern Gothic novel by Cormac McCarthy that follows the violent descent of an outcast man in rural Tennessee into extreme depravity and isolation.
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A.
The Violent Bear It Away
The Violent Bear It Away is a Southern Gothic novel by Flannery O'Connor that explores themes of faith, prophecy, and destiny through the story of a young boy grappling with his religious calling in the rural American South.
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B.
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go Tell It on the Mountain is James Baldwin’s seminal semi-autobiographical novel exploring race, religion, and family in early 20th-century Harlem.
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C.
The Painted Angel
The Painted Angel is a 1929 silent drama film starring popular 1920s screen actress Billie Dove.
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D.
Places in the Heart
Places in the Heart is a 1984 American drama film set in Depression-era Texas, focusing on a widow’s struggle to save her farm and family.
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E.
The Preacher
"The Preacher" is a classic hard bop jazz composition by pianist and bandleader Horace Silver, known for its catchy, gospel-inflected melody and enduring popularity in the jazz repertoire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Southern Gothic novel
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film ⓘ novel ⓘ work of fiction ⓘ |
| author | Cormac McCarthy ⓘ |
| basedOn | Child of God self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| containsElement |
murder
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necrophilia ⓘ rural poverty ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception |
noted for disturbing subject matter
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praised for prose style ⓘ |
| director | James Franco ⓘ |
| follows | Outer Dark ⓘ |
| genre |
Gothic fiction
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Southern Gothic ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Child of God
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Child of God (film)
|
| hasISBN | 9780394480763 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | early example of McCarthy’s mature style ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lester Ballard ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
sparse prose
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third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | about 200 pages ⓘ |
| partOf | Cormac McCarthy bibliography ⓘ |
| precedes | Suttree ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription |
social outcast
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violent man ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1973 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2013 ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| settingLocation | Tennessee ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Appalachia ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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depravity ⓘ isolation ⓘ moral decay ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | mid-20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Child of God Description of subject: Child of God is a dark, Southern Gothic novel by Cormac McCarthy that follows the violent descent of an outcast man in rural Tennessee into extreme depravity and isolation.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Child of God (film)
subject surface form:
Child of God (film)
subject surface form:
Cormac McCarthy