Almost in Iowa
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"Almost in Iowa" is a short story by John Irving, included in his collection *Trying to Save Piggy Sneed*, that reflects his characteristic blend of dark humor and richly drawn characters.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Almost in Iowa canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9357028 — 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: Almost in Iowa Context triple: [Trying to Save Piggy Sneed, hasPart, Almost in Iowa]
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A.
There Is No Place Like Nebraska
"There Is No Place Like Nebraska" is the traditional fight song associated with the University of Nebraska's athletic teams, especially the Cornhuskers football program.
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B.
Land of Lincoln
Land of Lincoln is a nickname for the U.S. state of Illinois, highlighting its strong historical association with President Abraham Lincoln.
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C.
Across the Wide Missouri
"Across the Wide Missouri" is an alternate title for the traditional American folk song "Shenandoah," a 19th-century river ballad associated with voyageurs and the Missouri River.
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D.
Athens of the Prairie
Athens of the Prairie is a nickname for Columbus, Indiana, highlighting its renowned collection of modernist architecture and design.
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E.
The Prairie
The Prairie is an 1827 frontier novel by James Fenimore Cooper, part of the Leatherstocking Tales, that follows Natty Bumppo in his old age on the Great Plains of the American West.
- 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: Almost in Iowa Target entity description: "Almost in Iowa" is a short story by John Irving, included in his collection *Trying to Save Piggy Sneed*, that reflects his characteristic blend of dark humor and richly drawn characters.
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A.
There Is No Place Like Nebraska
"There Is No Place Like Nebraska" is the traditional fight song associated with the University of Nebraska's athletic teams, especially the Cornhuskers football program.
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B.
Land of Lincoln
Land of Lincoln is a nickname for the U.S. state of Illinois, highlighting its strong historical association with President Abraham Lincoln.
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C.
Across the Wide Missouri
"Across the Wide Missouri" is an alternate title for the traditional American folk song "Shenandoah," a 19th-century river ballad associated with voyageurs and the Missouri River.
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D.
Athens of the Prairie
Athens of the Prairie is a nickname for Columbus, Indiana, highlighting its renowned collection of modernist architecture and design.
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E.
The Prairie
The Prairie is an 1827 frontier novel by James Fenimore Cooper, part of the Leatherstocking Tales, that follows Natty Bumppo in his old age on the Great Plains of the American West.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| author | John Irving ⓘ |
| authorStyle |
blend of comedy and tragedy
ⓘ
detailed characterization ⓘ narrative digressions ⓘ |
| collection | Trying to Save Piggy Sneed ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| firstPublicationForm | short story collection ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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short fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
comic elements
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dark humor ⓘ melancholic tone ⓘ richly drawn characters ⓘ |
| hasFormat | prose ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Almost in Iowa ⓘ |
| includedIn | Trying to Save Piggy Sneed ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | John Irving short fiction ⓘ |
| publisher | Arcade Publishing ⓘ |
| subject |
American life
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family dynamics ⓘ human relationships ⓘ |
| workOf | John Irving ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Almost in Iowa Description of subject: "Almost in Iowa" is a short story by John Irving, included in his collection *Trying to Save Piggy Sneed*, that reflects his characteristic blend of dark humor and richly drawn characters.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.