Harlem Shuffle
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"Harlem Shuffle" is a crime novel by Colson Whitehead that follows a furniture salesman drawn into the criminal underworld of 1960s Harlem, blending heist caper, family saga, and social commentary.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harlem Shuffle canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10033930 — 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: Harlem Shuffle Context triple: [Colson Whitehead, notableWork, Harlem Shuffle]
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A.
Harlem Shuffle
"Harlem Shuffle" is a rhythm and blues song popularized by the Rolling Stones’ 1986 cover, known for its horn-driven arrangement and danceable groove.
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B.
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem is a 1970 blaxploitation comedy-crime film, directed by Ossie Davis, that follows two Harlem detectives investigating a con man's fraudulent back-to-Africa scheme.
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C.
Harlem Cycle
Harlem Cycle is a series of hardboiled crime novels by Chester Himes set in Harlem and featuring the detective duo Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones.
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D.
The Harlem Ghetto
"The Harlem Ghetto" is an essay by James Baldwin that examines the social, economic, and racial conditions of Black life in Harlem in the mid-20th century.
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E.
A Rage in Harlem
A Rage in Harlem is a 1991 crime-comedy film based on Chester Himes's novel, featuring Gregory Hines in a story of hustlers, romance, and deception in 1950s Harlem.
- 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: Harlem Shuffle Target entity description: "Harlem Shuffle" is a crime novel by Colson Whitehead that follows a furniture salesman drawn into the criminal underworld of 1960s Harlem, blending heist caper, family saga, and social commentary.
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A.
Harlem Shuffle
"Harlem Shuffle" is a rhythm and blues song popularized by the Rolling Stones’ 1986 cover, known for its horn-driven arrangement and danceable groove.
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B.
Cotton Comes to Harlem
Cotton Comes to Harlem is a 1970 blaxploitation comedy-crime film, directed by Ossie Davis, that follows two Harlem detectives investigating a con man's fraudulent back-to-Africa scheme.
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C.
Harlem Cycle
Harlem Cycle is a series of hardboiled crime novels by Chester Himes set in Harlem and featuring the detective duo Coffin Ed Johnson and Grave Digger Jones.
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D.
The Harlem Ghetto
"The Harlem Ghetto" is an essay by James Baldwin that examines the social, economic, and racial conditions of Black life in Harlem in the mid-20th century.
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E.
A Rage in Harlem
A Rage in Harlem is a 1991 crime-comedy film based on Chester Himes's novel, featuring Gregory Hines in a story of hustlers, romance, and deception in 1950s Harlem.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ |
| author | Colson Whitehead ⓘ |
| awarded |
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction longlist
ⓘ
Kirkus Prize for Fiction longlist ⓘ |
| containsElement |
family drama
ⓘ
heist plot ⓘ social realism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist | Oliver Munday ⓘ |
| describedAs |
blend of heist caper and family saga
ⓘ
social commentary on 1960s Harlem ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
heist fiction ⓘ historical fiction ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Crook Manifesto ⓘ |
| isbn10 | 0385545134 ⓘ |
| isbn13 | 9780385545136 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ray Carney ⓘ |
| marketedAs |
crime thriller
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
ⓘ
ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| pageCount | about 320 pages ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Ray Carney series ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | furniture salesman ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2021 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| publisherImprint |
Doubleday Books
ⓘ
linked to:
Doubleday
|
| reviewedIn |
The Guardian
ⓘ
The New York Times ⓘ The Washington Post ⓘ
linked to:
Washington Post
|
| setDuringEvent | 1964 Harlem riot ⓘ |
| settingCity | New York City ⓘ |
| settingCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| settingPlace | Harlem ⓘ |
| settingTime | 1960s ⓘ |
| theme |
crime and corruption
ⓘ
family and loyalty ⓘ race and class in America ⓘ urban change ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Harlem Shuffle Description of subject: "Harlem Shuffle" is a crime novel by Colson Whitehead that follows a furniture salesman drawn into the criminal underworld of 1960s Harlem, blending heist caper, family saga, and social commentary.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.