Perfidia
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Perfidia is a crime novel by James Ellroy that serves as a sprawling, noir prequel to his L.A. Quartet, set in Los Angeles during the days surrounding the attack on Pearl Harbor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Perfidia canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6263798 — 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: Perfidia Context triple: [James Ellroy, notableWork, Perfidia]
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A.
Treachery
Treachery is a 2013 independent drama thriller film exploring betrayal and strained family relationships, directed by Michael Biehn.
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B.
Betrayal
Betrayal is a 1978 play by Harold Pinter that explores infidelity and memory through a reverse-chronological narrative of a love affair.
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C.
The Traitor
*The Traitor* is a 1630s Jacobean revenge tragedy by James Shirley, known for its intricate court intrigue, moral ambiguity, and exploration of political betrayal.
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D.
The Traitor
The Traitor is a 2019 Italian biographical crime drama film that chronicles the life of Mafia turncoat Tommaso Buscetta and his pivotal role in the Maxi Trial against Cosa Nostra.
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E.
The Traitor
The Traitor is a 1907 sequel novel by Thomas Dixon Jr. that continues his pro–Ku Klux Klan Reconstruction-era narratives, focusing on themes of racial conflict and Southern white supremacy.
- 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: Perfidia Target entity description: Perfidia is a crime novel by James Ellroy that serves as a sprawling, noir prequel to his L.A. Quartet, set in Los Angeles during the days surrounding the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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A.
Treachery
Treachery is a 2013 independent drama thriller film exploring betrayal and strained family relationships, directed by Michael Biehn.
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B.
Betrayal
Betrayal is a 1978 play by Harold Pinter that explores infidelity and memory through a reverse-chronological narrative of a love affair.
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C.
The Traitor
*The Traitor* is a 1630s Jacobean revenge tragedy by James Shirley, known for its intricate court intrigue, moral ambiguity, and exploration of political betrayal.
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D.
The Traitor
The Traitor is a 2019 Italian biographical crime drama film that chronicles the life of Mafia turncoat Tommaso Buscetta and his pivotal role in the Maxi Trial against Cosa Nostra.
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E.
The Traitor
The Traitor is a 1907 sequel novel by Thomas Dixon Jr. that continues his pro–Ku Klux Klan Reconstruction-era narratives, focusing on themes of racial conflict and Southern white supremacy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | James Ellroy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| followedBy | This Storm ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
historical crime fiction ⓘ noir fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Dudley Smith
ⓘ
Hideo Ashida ⓘ Kay Lake ⓘ William H. Parker ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| pageCount | 720 ⓘ |
| partOf |
James Ellroy bibliography
ⓘ
linked to:
James Ellroy
|
| prequelTo |
L.A. Confidential
ⓘ
The Big Nowhere ⓘ The Black Dahlia ⓘ White Jazz ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2014 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| series |
Second L.A. Quartet
ⓘ
linked to:
L.A. Quartet
|
| settingCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| settingEventContext |
Attack on Pearl Harbor
ⓘ
linked to:
attack on Pearl Harbor
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| settingLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| settingTime | December 1941 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Perfidia Description of subject: Perfidia is a crime novel by James Ellroy that serves as a sprawling, noir prequel to his L.A. Quartet, set in Los Angeles during the days surrounding the attack on Pearl Harbor.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.