Asking for Trouble
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"Asking for Trouble" is a non-fiction book by South African journalist Donald Woods recounting his friendship with anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko and his own persecution under the apartheid regime.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Asking for Trouble canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5398771 — 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: Asking for Trouble Context triple: [Cry Freedom, basedOn, Asking for Trouble]
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A.
Ain't That Asking for Trouble
"Ain't That Asking for Trouble" is a song featured on Stevie Wonder’s 1966 Motown album "Up-Tight."
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B.
There’s Your Trouble
"There’s Your Trouble" is a hit country song by the Dixie Chicks that helped establish the group’s mainstream success in the late 1990s.
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C.
Trouble
Trouble is the 1978 debut studio album by British hard rock band Whitesnake, showcasing their early blues-rock sound and establishing them on the rock scene.
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D.
Trouble
Trouble is the debut studio album by Senegalese-American singer Akon, featuring hit singles that helped launch his international career.
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E.
Some Kind of Trouble
Some Kind of Trouble is a pop-rock studio album by British singer-songwriter James Blunt, known for its upbeat, radio-friendly sound and melodic hooks.
- 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: Asking for Trouble Target entity description: "Asking for Trouble" is a non-fiction book by South African journalist Donald Woods recounting his friendship with anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko and his own persecution under the apartheid regime.
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A.
Ain't That Asking for Trouble
"Ain't That Asking for Trouble" is a song featured on Stevie Wonder’s 1966 Motown album "Up-Tight."
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B.
There’s Your Trouble
"There’s Your Trouble" is a hit country song by the Dixie Chicks that helped establish the group’s mainstream success in the late 1990s.
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C.
Trouble
Trouble is the 1978 debut studio album by British hard rock band Whitesnake, showcasing their early blues-rock sound and establishing them on the rock scene.
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D.
Trouble
Trouble is the debut studio album by Senegalese-American singer Akon, featuring hit singles that helped launch his international career.
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E.
Some Kind of Trouble
Some Kind of Trouble is a pop-rock studio album by British singer-songwriter James Blunt, known for its upbeat, radio-friendly sound and melodic hooks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | non-fiction book ⓘ |
| about |
Black Consciousness Movement
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South African journalism under apartheid ⓘ censorship of the press ⓘ human rights abuses in apartheid South Africa ⓘ political activism ⓘ racial segregation laws in South Africa ⓘ |
| author | Donald Woods ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| describes |
banning orders under apartheid
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conditions in South African prisons and detention ⓘ escape of Donald Woods from South Africa ⓘ international reaction to apartheid ⓘ persecution of Donald Woods by the apartheid regime ⓘ security police harassment in South Africa ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Donald Woods
ⓘ
Steve Biko ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical non-fiction
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political memoir ⓘ |
| hasPart |
accounts of meetings between Donald Woods and Steve Biko
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descriptions of South African security police tactics ⓘ narrative of Donald Woods’s banning ⓘ narrative of Donald Woods’s exile ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cross-racial friendship
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freedom of the press ⓘ moral courage ⓘ personal risk in political struggle ⓘ resistance to oppression ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Steve Biko
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apartheid in South Africa ⓘ friendship between Donald Woods and Steve Biko ⓘ political repression ⓘ press censorship ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| publisherCountry |
South Africa
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Biko (film)
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Cry Freedom ⓘ |
| setting |
South Africa
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apartheid era ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| workChronologyContext | follows the death of Steve Biko in police custody ⓘ |
| workFocus | Donald Woods’s transformation from editor to activist ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Asking for Trouble Description of subject: "Asking for Trouble" is a non-fiction book by South African journalist Donald Woods recounting his friendship with anti-apartheid activist Steve Biko and his own persecution under the apartheid regime.
Referenced by (5)
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