Covici-Friede
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Covici-Friede was an American publishing house active in the early 20th century, known for issuing works by prominent literary figures including John Steinbeck.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Covici-Friede canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3798892 — 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: Covici-Friede Context triple: [Of Mice and Men, publisher, Covici-Friede]
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A.
Bontshe Shvayg
Bontshe Shvayg is a classic Yiddish short story character created by I. L. Peretz, symbolizing quiet, passive suffering and the tragedy of excessive humility.
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B.
Ojczyzna
Ojczyzna is a socialist realist novel by Polish writer Wanda Wasilewska, reflecting wartime patriotism and communist ideology.
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C.
Les Poruzots
Les Poruzots is a renowned Premier Cru vineyard site in Meursault, Burgundy, known for producing rich, powerful Chardonnay wines with notable structure and aging potential.
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D.
Delüün Boldog
Delüün Boldog is a historic site in northeastern Mongolia traditionally regarded as the birthplace of Genghis Khan.
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E.
Goodnight Vienna
Goodnight Vienna is a 1974 rock album by Ringo Starr that features a mix of pop-rock tunes and collaborations with fellow ex-Beatles and other prominent musicians.
- 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: Covici-Friede Target entity description: Covici-Friede was an American publishing house active in the early 20th century, known for issuing works by prominent literary figures including John Steinbeck.
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A.
Bontshe Shvayg
Bontshe Shvayg is a classic Yiddish short story character created by I. L. Peretz, symbolizing quiet, passive suffering and the tragedy of excessive humility.
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B.
Ojczyzna
Ojczyzna is a socialist realist novel by Polish writer Wanda Wasilewska, reflecting wartime patriotism and communist ideology.
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C.
Les Poruzots
Les Poruzots is a renowned Premier Cru vineyard site in Meursault, Burgundy, known for producing rich, powerful Chardonnay wines with notable structure and aging potential.
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D.
Delüün Boldog
Delüün Boldog is a historic site in northeastern Mongolia traditionally regarded as the birthplace of Genghis Khan.
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E.
Goodnight Vienna
Goodnight Vienna is a 1974 rock album by Ringo Starr that features a mix of pop-rock tunes and collaborations with fellow ex-Beatles and other prominent musicians.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
ⓘ
publishing house ⓘ |
| activeInCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | modernist literature ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| focus | high-quality literary works ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Donald Friede
ⓘ
Pascal Covici ⓘ |
| genrePublished |
drama
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart | Covici-Friede imprint ⓘ |
| industry | book publishing ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication | English ⓘ |
| market | United States book market ⓘ |
| notableAuthorPublished |
Ben Hecht
ⓘ
Eugene O'Neill ⓘ
surface form:
Eugene O’Neill
John Steinbeck ⓘ Robert Nathan NERFINISHED ⓘ Rockwell Kent ⓘ Theodore Dreiser ⓘ |
| notableFor | publishing works by prominent literary figures ⓘ |
| notablePublicationRelationship | John Steinbeck later followed editor Pascal Covici to Viking Press ⓘ |
| publishedWorkOf |
American authors
ⓘ
European authors ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| successor |
The Viking Press
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surface form:
Viking Press
|
| typeOfBusiness | independent publisher ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Covici-Friede Description of subject: Covici-Friede was an American publishing house active in the early 20th century, known for issuing works by prominent literary figures including John Steinbeck.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.