Private Peaceful
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Private Peaceful is a young adult historical novel by Michael Morpurgo that follows two brothers during World War I, exploring themes of family, innocence, and the brutality of war.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Private Peaceful canonical | 2 |
| Private Peaceful (film) | 1 |
| Private Peaceful (stage play) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8155308 — 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: Private Peaceful Context triple: [Michael Morpurgo, notableWork, Private Peaceful]
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A.
In Which We Serve
In Which We Serve is a 1942 British war film co-directed by and starring Noël Coward that portrays the crew of a Royal Navy destroyer during World War II.
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B.
Green Howards
The Green Howards was a historic line infantry regiment of the British Army, renowned for its long service from the 18th century through both World Wars until its amalgamation in 2006.
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C.
Atonement
"Atonement" is an instrumental track from the Season 5 soundtrack of the television series Game of Thrones, composed by Ramin Djawadi.
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D.
Atonement
Atonement is the Christian theological concept describing how Jesus Christ’s life, death, and resurrection reconcile humanity with God and address the problem of sin.
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E.
Alexander's Bridge
Alexander's Bridge is Willa Cather's debut novel, a psychological drama about a successful engineer facing a midlife crisis and divided loyalties.
- 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: Private Peaceful Target entity description: Private Peaceful is a young adult historical novel by Michael Morpurgo that follows two brothers during World War I, exploring themes of family, innocence, and the brutality of war.
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A.
In Which We Serve
In Which We Serve is a 1942 British war film co-directed by and starring Noël Coward that portrays the crew of a Royal Navy destroyer during World War II.
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B.
Green Howards
The Green Howards was a historic line infantry regiment of the British Army, renowned for its long service from the 18th century through both World Wars until its amalgamation in 2006.
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C.
Atonement
"Atonement" is an instrumental track from the Season 5 soundtrack of the television series Game of Thrones, composed by Ramin Djawadi.
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D.
Atonement
Atonement is the Christian theological concept describing how Jesus Christ’s life, death, and resurrection reconcile humanity with God and address the problem of sin.
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E.
Alexander's Bridge
Alexander's Bridge is Willa Cather's debut novel, a psychological drama about a successful engineer facing a midlife crisis and divided loyalties.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
Private Peaceful (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
Private Peaceful
Private Peaceful (stage play) ⓘ
linked to:
Private Peaceful
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| author | Michael Morpurgo ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| exploresTopic |
court-martial
ⓘ
execution for cowardice ⓘ shell shock ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
ⓘ
war novel ⓘ young adult literature ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Big Joe
ⓘ
Colonel ⓘ Molly ⓘ Sergeant Hanley ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
audiobook
ⓘ
e-book ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasMoralIssue |
class inequality
ⓘ
justice in wartime ⓘ |
| intendedUse | educational reading in schools ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryAwardNomination | Carnegie Medal shortlist ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Charlie Peaceful
ⓘ
Thomas Peaceful ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure |
first-person narrative
ⓘ
non-linear timeline ⓘ |
| narrator | Thomas Peaceful ⓘ |
| originalPublisher | HarperCollins ⓘ |
| publisherImprint |
HarperCollins Children's Books
ⓘ
linked to:
Collins Children’s Books
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| setInPeriod | World War I ⓘ |
| setting |
Western Front
ⓘ
rural Devon, England ⓘ |
| targetAudience |
older children
ⓘ
young adults ⓘ |
| theme |
brotherhood
ⓘ
brutality of war ⓘ family ⓘ injustice ⓘ innocence ⓘ military discipline ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Private Peaceful Description of subject: Private Peaceful is a young adult historical novel by Michael Morpurgo that follows two brothers during World War I, exploring themes of family, innocence, and the brutality of war.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Private Peaceful
linked to: Private Peaceful