A Book of Common Prayer
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A Book of Common Prayer is a 1977 novel by Joan Didion that explores political turmoil and personal disintegration through the intersecting lives of two women in a fictional Central American country.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Book of Common Prayer canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8244993 — 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: A Book of Common Prayer Context triple: [Joan Didion, notableWork, A Book of Common Prayer]
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A.
Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is the foundational liturgical and prayer book of Anglican tradition, containing services, prayers, and rites used in worship.
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B.
Liber Usualis
The Liber Usualis is a widely used compendium of Gregorian chant for the Roman Catholic liturgy, containing the most common chants for Mass and the Divine Office along with rubrical and musical instructions.
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C.
Directory for Public Worship
The Directory for Public Worship is a 17th-century Reformed liturgical guide created by the Westminster Assembly to regulate and standardize worship practices in English-speaking Protestant churches.
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D.
Book of Divine Worship
The Book of Divine Worship is a liturgical book that adapts elements of the Anglican tradition for use within the Roman Catholic Church, particularly for Anglican Use parishes.
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E.
The Missal
The Missal is a painting by British Pre-Raphaelite artist John William Waterhouse, likely depicting a contemplative female figure in a richly detailed, romanticized historical or literary setting.
- 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: A Book of Common Prayer Target entity description: A Book of Common Prayer is a 1977 novel by Joan Didion that explores political turmoil and personal disintegration through the intersecting lives of two women in a fictional Central American country.
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A.
Book of Common Prayer
The Book of Common Prayer is the foundational liturgical and prayer book of Anglican tradition, containing services, prayers, and rites used in worship.
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B.
Liber Usualis
The Liber Usualis is a widely used compendium of Gregorian chant for the Roman Catholic liturgy, containing the most common chants for Mass and the Divine Office along with rubrical and musical instructions.
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C.
Directory for Public Worship
The Directory for Public Worship is a 17th-century Reformed liturgical guide created by the Westminster Assembly to regulate and standardize worship practices in English-speaking Protestant churches.
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D.
Book of Divine Worship
The Book of Divine Worship is a liturgical book that adapts elements of the Anglican tradition for use within the Roman Catholic Church, particularly for Anglican Use parishes.
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E.
The Missal
The Missal is a painting by British Pre-Raphaelite artist John William Waterhouse, likely depicting a contemplative female figure in a richly detailed, romanticized historical or literary setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Joan Didion ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| authorStyle |
elliptical narration
ⓘ
spare prose ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
American involvement in foreign politics
ⓘ
exile ⓘ grief ⓘ personal disintegration ⓘ political turmoil ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
novel ⓘ political fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Charlotte Douglas
ⓘ
Gerardo Strasser ⓘ Grace Strasser-Mendana ⓘ Juan Bautista ⓘ Leonard Douglas ⓘ Marin Douglas ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
displacement
ⓘ
failed communication ⓘ mother–daughter relationships ⓘ political coups ⓘ |
| hasTitle | A Book of Common Prayer ⓘ |
| includedIn | Joan Didion bibliography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Charlotte Douglas ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
fragmented
ⓘ
nonlinear ⓘ |
| narrator | Grace Strasser-Mendana ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Democracy
ⓘ
Play It As It Lays ⓘ
linked to:
Play It as It Lays
|
| setting | fictional Central American country of Boca Grande ⓘ |
| settingRegion | Central America ⓘ |
| structure | first-person narration by Grace Strasser-Mendana ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 20th century ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: A Book of Common Prayer Description of subject: A Book of Common Prayer is a 1977 novel by Joan Didion that explores political turmoil and personal disintegration through the intersecting lives of two women in a fictional Central American country.
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