book: Confessions of a Conjuror
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"Confessions of a Conjuror" is a part-memoir, part-philosophical reflection by illusionist Derren Brown, blending autobiographical anecdotes with insights into magic, psychology, and the nature of performance.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Confessions of a Conjuror | 1 |
| book: Confessions of a Conjuror canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8030640 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: book: Confessions of a Conjuror Context triple: [Derren Brown, notableWork, book: Confessions of a Conjuror]
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A.
The Devil in the Book
The Devil in the Book is a lesser-known novel by American screenwriter and author Dalton Trumbo, reflecting his sharp political insight and distinctive narrative style.
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B.
De crimine magiae
De crimine magiae is a late 17th-century legal-philosophical treatise by Christian Thomasius that critically examines and challenges the prosecution of witchcraft and magic under contemporary criminal law.
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C.
The Book of Illusions
The Book of Illusions is a novel by Paul Auster that follows a grieving academic obsessed with a vanished silent film star, blending mystery, metafiction, and meditations on identity and loss.
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D.
Book of the Sign
Book of the Sign is the English title of the medieval Hebrew work "Sefer ha-Ot," a Jewish mystical and ethical text traditionally attributed to Rabbi Judah the Pious.
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E.
Book of Confessions
The Book of Confessions is the collection of historic creeds and doctrinal statements that defines and guides the theology and faith practice of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
- 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: book: Confessions of a Conjuror Target entity description: "Confessions of a Conjuror" is a part-memoir, part-philosophical reflection by illusionist Derren Brown, blending autobiographical anecdotes with insights into magic, psychology, and the nature of performance.
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A.
The Devil in the Book
The Devil in the Book is a lesser-known novel by American screenwriter and author Dalton Trumbo, reflecting his sharp political insight and distinctive narrative style.
-
B.
De crimine magiae
De crimine magiae is a late 17th-century legal-philosophical treatise by Christian Thomasius that critically examines and challenges the prosecution of witchcraft and magic under contemporary criminal law.
-
C.
The Book of Illusions
The Book of Illusions is a novel by Paul Auster that follows a grieving academic obsessed with a vanished silent film star, blending mystery, metafiction, and meditations on identity and loss.
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D.
Book of the Sign
Book of the Sign is the English title of the medieval Hebrew work "Sefer ha-Ot," a Jewish mystical and ethical text traditionally attributed to Rabbi Judah the Pious.
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E.
Book of Confessions
The Book of Confessions is the collection of historic creeds and doctrinal statements that defines and guides the theology and faith practice of the Presbyterian Church (USA).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| author | Derren Brown ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Derren Brown ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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memoir ⓘ philosophical non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
autobiographical anecdotes
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discussions of magic techniques ⓘ discussions of misdirection ⓘ discussions of performance psychology ⓘ philosophical reflections ⓘ |
| isbn | 9781905026470 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Derren Brown ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending memoir with philosophy of magic
ⓘ
detailed description of a single card trick performance ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Channel 4 Books
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Transworld Publishers ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Happy: Why More or Less Everything is Absolutely Fine
ⓘ
Tricks of the Mind ⓘ
linked to:
book: Tricks of the Mind
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| setting | Bristol restaurant ⓘ |
| structure |
digressive
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stream-of-consciousness ⓘ |
| subject |
illusion
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magic ⓘ memory ⓘ performance ⓘ psychology ⓘ self-reflection ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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Subject: book: Confessions of a Conjuror Description of subject: "Confessions of a Conjuror" is a part-memoir, part-philosophical reflection by illusionist Derren Brown, blending autobiographical anecdotes with insights into magic, psychology, and the nature of performance.
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linked to: book: Confessions of a Conjuror