Fortune Smiles
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Fortune Smiles is a critically acclaimed short story collection by American author Adam Johnson that explores themes of technology, trauma, and political oppression through darkly comic and emotionally complex narratives.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fortune Smiles canonical | 1 |
| Fortune Smiles (title story) | 1 |
| When Fortune Smiles | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8669097 — 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: Fortune Smiles Context triple: [Adam Johnson, notableWork, Fortune Smiles]
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That Fortune
"That Fortune" is a lesser-known novel by American essayist and editor Charles Dudley Warner, reflecting his characteristic blend of social observation and genteel humor.
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Lucky
Lucky is the protagonist of the 1993 film "Poetic Justice," portrayed by Tupac Shakur as a sensitive and complex mail carrier navigating love, grief, and self-discovery.
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Lucky
"Lucky" is a popular Afrobeats/hip-hop song by Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie, known for its smooth blend of rap and melodic vocals.
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Lucky
Lucky is a tormented, subservient figure in Samuel Beckett’s play "Waiting for Godot," known for his near-muteness and one explosive, chaotic monologue that reflects the play’s themes of absurdity and existential despair.
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Lucky
Lucky is a regional supermarket chain brand in the United States known for its neighborhood grocery stores and value-focused offerings.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fortune Smiles Target entity description: Fortune Smiles is a critically acclaimed short story collection by American author Adam Johnson that explores themes of technology, trauma, and political oppression through darkly comic and emotionally complex narratives.
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A.
That Fortune
"That Fortune" is a lesser-known novel by American essayist and editor Charles Dudley Warner, reflecting his characteristic blend of social observation and genteel humor.
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B.
Lucky
Lucky is a regional supermarket chain brand in the United States known for its neighborhood grocery stores and value-focused offerings.
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C.
Lucky
Lucky is the protagonist of the 1993 film "Poetic Justice," portrayed by Tupac Shakur as a sensitive and complex mail carrier navigating love, grief, and self-discovery.
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D.
Lucky
Lucky is a tormented, subservient figure in Samuel Beckett’s play "Waiting for Godot," known for his near-muteness and one explosive, chaotic monologue that reflects the play’s themes of absurdity and existential despair.
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E.
Lucky
"Lucky" is a popular Afrobeats/hip-hop song by Ghanaian rapper Sarkodie, known for its smooth blend of rap and melodic vocals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Adam Johnson ⓘ |
| awarded | National Book Award for Fiction ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| containsStory |
Dark Meadow
ⓘ
Fortune Smiles (title story) ⓘ
linked to:
Fortune Smiles
George Orwell Was a Friend of Mine ⓘ Hurricanes Anonymous ⓘ Interesting Facts ⓘ Nirvana ⓘ
linked to:
nirvana
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| countryOfPublication |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
political fiction ⓘ short stories ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
authoritarianism
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ grief ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ political oppression ⓘ surveillance ⓘ technology ⓘ trauma ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
darkly comic
ⓘ
emotionally complex ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blend of humor and tragedy
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exploration of technology and virtual reality ⓘ portrayal of life under dictatorship ⓘ psychological depth of characters ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| precededBy | Emporium ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| publisher | Random House ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
The Orphan Master’s Son
ⓘ
linked to:
The Orphan Master's Son
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| setIn |
Germany
ⓘ
North Korea ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| subjectOf |
book reviews
ⓘ
literary criticism ⓘ |
| writtenBy | Adam Johnson ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fortune Smiles Description of subject: Fortune Smiles is a critically acclaimed short story collection by American author Adam Johnson that explores themes of technology, trauma, and political oppression through darkly comic and emotionally complex narratives.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Fortune Smiles
linked to: Fortune Smiles