Better Times Than These
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Better Times Than These is a Vietnam War novel by American author Winston Groom that explores the experiences and disillusionment of U.S. soldiers in combat.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Better Times Than These canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7940530 — 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: Better Times Than These Context triple: [Winston Groom, notableWork, Better Times Than These]
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A.
A Better Time
A Better Time is a 2020 studio album by Nigerian Afrobeats artist Davido, featuring a blend of Afro-pop, dancehall, and international collaborations.
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B.
Times Like These
"Times Like These" is a popular rock song by American band Foo Fighters, known for its anthemic chorus and themes of resilience and renewal.
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C.
Old Times
Old Times is a 1971 play by Harold Pinter that explores memory, identity, and the ambiguity of past relationships through a tense three-character drama.
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D.
The Hard Years
The Hard Years is the autobiography of British rock and roll singer and guitarist Joe Brown, recounting his early life and rise in the music industry.
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E.
In Our Time
"In Our Time" is the English title of the 1965 Second Vatican Council declaration *Nostra Aetate*, which transformed the Catholic Church’s relations with non-Christian religions, especially Judaism.
- 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: Better Times Than These Target entity description: Better Times Than These is a Vietnam War novel by American author Winston Groom that explores the experiences and disillusionment of U.S. soldiers in combat.
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A.
A Better Time
A Better Time is a 2020 studio album by Nigerian Afrobeats artist Davido, featuring a blend of Afro-pop, dancehall, and international collaborations.
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B.
Times Like These
"Times Like These" is a popular rock song by American band Foo Fighters, known for its anthemic chorus and themes of resilience and renewal.
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C.
Old Times
Old Times is a 1971 play by Harold Pinter that explores memory, identity, and the ambiguity of past relationships through a tense three-character drama.
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D.
The Hard Years
The Hard Years is the autobiography of British rock and roll singer and guitarist Joe Brown, recounting his early life and rise in the music industry.
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E.
In Our Time
In Our Time is a 1925 short story collection by Ernest Hemingway that helped establish his distinctive minimalist style and major themes of war, loss, and disillusionment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Vietnam War novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Winston Groom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| depicts |
U.S. military involvement in Vietnam
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camaraderie among soldiers ⓘ moral ambiguity of war ⓘ psychological impact of war ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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war novel ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Winston Groom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | American soldier viewpoint ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Better Times Than These NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | post-Vietnam War literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
U.S. soldiers
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Vietnam War NERFINISHED ⓘ combat experience ⓘ disillusionment ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| portrays |
combat in Vietnam
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costs of war ⓘ disillusioned soldiers ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Vietnam War era ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Winston Groom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Better Times Than These Description of subject: Better Times Than These is a Vietnam War novel by American author Winston Groom that explores the experiences and disillusionment of U.S. soldiers in combat.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.