A Regular Guy
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A Regular Guy is a novel by American author Mona Simpson that explores family dynamics, identity, and the emotional complexities surrounding a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and his estranged daughter.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Regular Guy canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3065009 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Regular Guy Context triple: [Mona Simpson, notableWork, A Regular Guy]
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A.
Nil by Mouth
Nil by Mouth is a 1997 British drama film written and directed by Gary Oldman that portrays a brutal, unflinching look at domestic violence and addiction in South London.
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B.
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C.
One of the Boys
"One of the Boys" is the 2008 major-label breakthrough pop album by Katy Perry, featuring hits like "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold" that established her international fame.
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D.
That Yellow Bastard
That Yellow Bastard is a neo-noir crime thriller segment of Frank Miller’s Sin City, centered on an aging cop’s final battle to save a young woman from a grotesquely deformed serial predator.
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E.
Men Without Women
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- 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 Regular Guy Target entity description: A Regular Guy is a novel by American author Mona Simpson that explores family dynamics, identity, and the emotional complexities surrounding a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and his estranged daughter.
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A.
Nil by Mouth
Nil by Mouth is a 1997 British drama film written and directed by Gary Oldman that portrays a brutal, unflinching look at domestic violence and addiction in South London.
-
B.
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again
A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again is David Foster Wallace’s acclaimed collection of essays blending sharp cultural criticism, memoir, and humor, best known for its long, digressive piece on a luxury cruise.
-
C.
One of the Boys
"One of the Boys" is the 2008 major-label breakthrough pop album by Katy Perry, featuring hits like "I Kissed a Girl" and "Hot n Cold" that established her international fame.
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D.
That Yellow Bastard
That Yellow Bastard is a neo-noir crime thriller segment of Frank Miller’s Sin City, centered on an aging cop’s final battle to save a young woman from a grotesquely deformed serial predator.
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E.
Men Without Women
Men Without Women is the 1982 debut solo rock album by E Street Band guitarist Steven Van Zandt, released under the name Little Steven & The Disciples of Soul.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Mona Simpson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
complexities of fatherhood
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emotional distance within families ⓘ tension between wealth and personal responsibility ⓘ |
| genre |
domestic fiction
ⓘ
family saga ⓘ literary fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780679441787 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
emotional complexity
ⓘ
family dynamics ⓘ identity ⓘ parent–child relationships ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | works by Mona Simpson ⓘ |
| protagonistRelation | estranged daughter ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | Silicon Valley entrepreneur ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setting | Silicon Valley ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Regular Guy Description of subject: A Regular Guy is a novel by American author Mona Simpson that explores family dynamics, identity, and the emotional complexities surrounding a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and his estranged daughter.
Referenced by (1)
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