Cocaine Nights
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Cocaine Nights is a dark, psychologically driven crime novel by J. G. Ballard that explores violence, boredom, and social control within an affluent expatriate community on the Costa del Sol.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Cocaine Nights canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4390092 — 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: Cocaine Nights Context triple: [J. G. Ballard, notableWork, Cocaine Nights]
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A.
Cocaine 80s
Cocaine 80s is a musical collective led by producer No I.D., known for its soulful, experimental R&B and hip-hop collaborations in the early 2010s.
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B.
A Night Out
A Night Out is a 1915 silent comedy film starring Charlie Chaplin, produced during his early period in American cinema.
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C.
Junkies on a High
"Junkies on a High" is a song by Green Day from their 2020 album "Father of All Motherfuckers," blending garage rock and alternative punk influences.
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D.
Because the Night
"Because the Night" is a rock song co-written by Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen that became one of Smith's signature hits and a classic of 1970s rock music.
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E.
Shots in the Dark
Shots in the Dark is a documentary-style television series that follows freelance photojournalists as they chase breaking news events in Los Angeles.
- 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: Cocaine Nights Target entity description: Cocaine Nights is a dark, psychologically driven crime novel by J. G. Ballard that explores violence, boredom, and social control within an affluent expatriate community on the Costa del Sol.
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A.
Cocaine 80s
Cocaine 80s is a musical collective led by producer No I.D., known for its soulful, experimental R&B and hip-hop collaborations in the early 2010s.
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B.
A Night Out
A Night Out is a 1915 silent comedy film starring Charlie Chaplin, produced during his early period in American cinema.
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C.
Junkies on a High
"Junkies on a High" is a song by Green Day from their 2020 album "Father of All Motherfuckers," blending garage rock and alternative punk influences.
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D.
Because the Night
"Because the Night" is a rock song co-written by Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen that became one of Smith's signature hits and a classic of 1970s rock music.
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E.
Shots in the Dark
Shots in the Dark is a documentary-style television series that follows freelance photojournalists as they chase breaking news events in Los Angeles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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novel ⓘ psychological novel ⓘ |
| author | J. G. Ballard ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
collective psychology
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moral ambiguity ⓘ suburban dystopia ⓘ |
| followedBy | Super-Cannes ⓘ |
| follows | Rushing to Paradise ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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dystopian fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeClassification | literary thriller ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtBy | Chris Moore ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 0-00-225318-5 ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasWorkInSeries | informal diptych with Super-Cannes ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bobby Crawford
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Charles Prentice ⓘ Frank Prentice ⓘ |
| mainThemes |
affluent expatriate communities
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boredom ⓘ crime ⓘ social control ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrationType | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of leisure-class boredom
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depiction of violence as a tool for social cohesion ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 320 ⓘ |
| protagonist | Charles Prentice ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1996 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Flamingo
ⓘ
HarperCollins ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Spain ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Costa del Sol ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Cocaine Nights Description of subject: Cocaine Nights is a dark, psychologically driven crime novel by J. G. Ballard that explores violence, boredom, and social control within an affluent expatriate community on the Costa del Sol.
Referenced by (1)
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