We Were the Mulvaneys
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We Were the Mulvaneys is a contemporary American novel by Joyce Carol Oates that traces the disintegration of a seemingly perfect family after a traumatic event in small-town upstate New York.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| We Were the Mulvaneys canonical | 3 |
| We Were the Mulvaneys (television film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3724994 — 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: We Were the Mulvaneys Context triple: [Joyce Carol Oates, notableWork, We Were the Mulvaneys]
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A.
The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides is a 1999 atmospheric drama film directed by Sofia Coppola, adapted from Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel about the mysterious lives and deaths of five sheltered sisters in 1970s suburban America.
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B.
The Malloys
The Malloys are a directing duo known for their influential and stylish music videos and commercials.
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C.
American Pastoral
American Pastoral is a Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Philip Roth that explores the disintegration of the American Dream through the tragic unraveling of a seemingly ideal postwar family.
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D.
Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road is a 2008 drama film, based on Richard Yates's novel, that explores the disintegration of a suburban 1950s marriage and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
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E.
Tender Lover
Tender Lover is a 1989 R&B album by Babyface that helped establish him as a leading singer, songwriter, and producer.
- 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: We Were the Mulvaneys Target entity description: We Were the Mulvaneys is a contemporary American novel by Joyce Carol Oates that traces the disintegration of a seemingly perfect family after a traumatic event in small-town upstate New York.
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A.
The Virgin Suicides
The Virgin Suicides is a 1999 atmospheric drama film directed by Sofia Coppola, adapted from Jeffrey Eugenides’ novel about the mysterious lives and deaths of five sheltered sisters in 1970s suburban America.
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B.
The Malloys
The Malloys are a directing duo known for their influential and stylish music videos and commercials.
-
C.
American Pastoral
American Pastoral is a Pulitzer Prize–winning novel by Philip Roth that explores the disintegration of the American Dream through the tragic unraveling of a seemingly ideal postwar family.
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D.
Revolutionary Road
Revolutionary Road is a 2008 drama film, based on Richard Yates's novel, that explores the disintegration of a suburban 1950s marriage and stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
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E.
Tender Lover
Tender Lover is a 1989 R&B album by Babyface that helped establish him as a leading singer, songwriter, and producer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American novel
ⓘ
contemporary fiction work ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
We Were the Mulvaneys
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
We Were the Mulvaneys (television film)
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| adaptationFormat | television drama ⓘ |
| adaptationNetwork | Lifetime ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 2002 ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | TV film ⓘ |
| author | Joyce Carol Oates ⓘ |
| awardsRecognition |
Oprah's Book Club
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surface form:
Oprah's Book Club selection
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| centralEvent | sexual assault of Marianne Mulvaney ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Phil Rose ⓘ |
| followsFamily | Mulvaney family ⓘ |
| genre |
domestic fiction
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family saga ⓘ fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Corinne Mulvaney
ⓘ
Jeffrey DeMunn ⓘ
surface form:
Judd Mulvaney
Corinne Mulvaney ⓘ
surface form:
Marianne Mulvaney
Michael Mulvaney Sr. ⓘ
surface form:
Michael Mulvaney Jr.
Michael Mulvaney Sr. ⓘ Patrick Mulvaney ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-525-94137-2 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
family relationships
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rape and its aftermath ⓘ small-town social dynamics ⓘ |
| includedIn | Oprah's Book Club ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
class and status
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family disintegration ⓘ forgiveness ⓘ memory ⓘ social stigma ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrator |
Jeffrey DeMunn
ⓘ
surface form:
Judd Mulvaney
|
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 454 ⓘ |
| plotFocus | consequences of a traumatic event on a family ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher | Dutton ⓘ |
| publisherImprint |
Dutton
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surface form:
Dutton Books
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| settingLocation |
small-town America
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Upstate New York (broad sense) ⓘ
surface form:
upstate New York
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Instruction
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Input
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Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
We Were the Mulvaneys (television film)
subject surface form:
Joyce Carol Oates