A Hologram for the King
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A Hologram for the King is a 2012 novel by Dave Eggers that follows a struggling American businessman in Saudi Arabia as he attempts to secure a lucrative IT contract while confronting economic decline and personal failure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Hologram for the King canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5070837 — 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: A Hologram for the King Context triple: [Dave Eggers, notableWork, A Hologram for the King]
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A.
The Land of Steady Habits
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B.
Big Eyes
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C.
Paper Towns
Paper Towns is a 2015 coming-of-age mystery film, based on John Green’s novel, that follows a teenager’s quest to find his enigmatic neighbor after her sudden disappearance.
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D.
The Splendid Things We Planned
The Splendid Things We Planned is a memoir by biographer Blake Bailey that recounts his troubled relationship with his brother and their dysfunctional family.
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E.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
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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 Hologram for the King Target entity description: A Hologram for the King is a 2012 novel by Dave Eggers that follows a struggling American businessman in Saudi Arabia as he attempts to secure a lucrative IT contract while confronting economic decline and personal failure.
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A.
The Land of Steady Habits
The Land of Steady Habits is a traditional nickname for the U.S. state of Connecticut, reflecting its reputation for conservatism and stable customs.
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B.
Big Eyes
Big Eyes is a 2014 biographical drama film directed by Tim Burton that tells the story of painter Margaret Keane and the legal battle over the credit for her distinctive big-eyed children paintings.
-
C.
Paper Towns
Paper Towns is a 2015 coming-of-age mystery film, based on John Green’s novel, that follows a teenager’s quest to find his enigmatic neighbor after her sudden disappearance.
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D.
The Splendid Things We Planned
The Splendid Things We Planned is a memoir by biographer Blake Bailey that recounts his troubled relationship with his brother and their dysfunctional family.
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E.
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty
The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is a 2013 adventure-comedy film about a daydreaming photo editor who embarks on a real-life global journey, directed by and starring Ben Stiller.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Tom Tykwer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| adaptationStar | Tom Hanks NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| author | Dave Eggers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
cross-cultural encounter
ⓘ
economic decline ⓘ globalization ⓘ middle-class anxiety ⓘ outsourcing ⓘ personal failure ⓘ the American Dream NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparedTo | Death of a Salesman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Jessica Hische NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | generally positive reviews ⓘ |
| featuresTechnology | holographic teleconferencing system ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
global business practices
ⓘ
post-recession American economy ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
novel of globalization ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | A Hologram for the King (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
business ethics
ⓘ
cross-cultural communication ⓘ global capitalism ⓘ midlife crisis ⓘ |
| isbn | 978-1936365746 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
satirical elements
ⓘ
spare prose ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Alan Clay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| marketedAs | contemporary fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | realist fiction ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 320 ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | follows Zeitoun in Dave Eggers's bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An American salesman travels to Saudi Arabia to pitch a holographic teleconferencing system to the king while facing financial and personal troubles. ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | American ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | businessman ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2012 ⓘ |
| publisher | McSweeney's NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisherImprint | McSweeney's Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Saudi Arabia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor | National Book Award for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 21st century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Hologram for the King Description of subject: A Hologram for the King is a 2012 novel by Dave Eggers that follows a struggling American businessman in Saudi Arabia as he attempts to secure a lucrative IT contract while confronting economic decline and personal failure.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.