Honor Thy Father
E744172
"Honor Thy Father" is a nonfiction book by Gay Talese that offers an in-depth, narrative account of the American Mafia through the story of the Bonanno crime family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Honor Thy Father canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8578008 — 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: Honor Thy Father Context triple: [Gay Talese, notableWork, Honor Thy Father]
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A.
Father to a Son
Father to a Son is a song by the American rock band Saviors.
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B.
My Father's Son
"My Father's Son" is a track by the experimental rock band Lightning Bolt, known for its intense noise-rock sound and frenetic energy.
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C.
Son of Your Father
"Son of Your Father" is a country-tinged rock song by Elton John, co-written with Bernie Taupin and known for its storytelling lyrics and rootsy arrangement.
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D.
Honor Thy Mother
"Honor Thy Mother" is a dramatic work by writer Robert L. Freedman, best known for his stage and television scripts.
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E.
Father and Son
"Father and Son" is a reflective folk-rock ballad by Cat Stevens that portrays a heartfelt dialogue between a parent and child about generational differences and the struggle for independence.
- 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: Honor Thy Father Target entity description: "Honor Thy Father" is a nonfiction book by Gay Talese that offers an in-depth, narrative account of the American Mafia through the story of the Bonanno crime family.
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A.
Father to a Son
Father to a Son is a song by the American rock band Saviors.
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B.
My Father's Son
"My Father's Son" is a track by the experimental rock band Lightning Bolt, known for its intense noise-rock sound and frenetic energy.
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C.
Son of Your Father
"Son of Your Father" is a country-tinged rock song by Elton John, co-written with Bernie Taupin and known for its storytelling lyrics and rootsy arrangement.
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D.
Honor Thy Mother
"Honor Thy Mother" is a dramatic work by writer Robert L. Freedman, best known for his stage and television scripts.
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E.
Father and Son
"Father and Son" is a reflective folk-rock ballad by Cat Stevens that portrays a heartfelt dialogue between a parent and child about generational differences and the struggle for independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
nonfiction book
ⓘ
true crime book ⓘ |
| author | Gay Talese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| depicts |
Cosa Nostra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mafia rituals ⓘ organized crime operations ⓘ |
| followedBy | Thy Neighbor's Wife NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
journalism
ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ true crime ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
crime and morality
ⓘ
family loyalty ⓘ identity and inheritance ⓘ power and corruption ⓘ |
| influenced | later true crime narratives about the Mafia ⓘ |
| isbn | 9780060934548 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | narrative nonfiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Bill Bonanno
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Joseph Bonanno NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed inside account of a Mafia family
ⓘ
long-form immersive reporting ⓘ |
| pages | over 400 pages ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1971 ⓘ |
| publisher | World Publishing Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
New York City
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| style |
New Journalism
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
literary journalism ⓘ |
| subject |
American Mafia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bonanno crime family NERFINISHED ⓘ organized crime ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ early 1970s ⓘ mid-20th century ⓘ |
| workOf | Gay Talese NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Honor Thy Father Description of subject: "Honor Thy Father" is a nonfiction book by Gay Talese that offers an in-depth, narrative account of the American Mafia through the story of the Bonanno crime family.
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