Alan Hollinghurst
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Alan Hollinghurst is a British novelist renowned for his Booker Prize–winning exploration of gay life, class, and politics in late 20th-century England.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alan Hollinghurst canonical | 4 |
| Hollinghurst | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10365296 — 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: Alan Hollinghurst Context triple: [The Line of Beauty (TV serial), adaptationOfWorkBy, Alan Hollinghurst]
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A.
Anne Hollinghurst
Anne Hollinghurst is a British Anglican bishop who serves in the Church of England and is known for her episcopal leadership and pastoral ministry.
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B.
Julian Barnes
Julian Barnes is a distinguished contemporary English novelist and essayist known for his inventive narratives and exploration of memory, history, and identity.
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C.
Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan is a renowned British novelist and screenwriter known for his psychologically intricate, morally complex fiction, including works such as "Atonement" and "Amsterdam."
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D.
Jonathan Coe
Jonathan Coe is a British novelist and satirist best known for works such as "What a Carve Up!" and "The Rotters' Club," which often blend political commentary with dark humor.
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E.
Sebastian Faulks
Sebastian Faulks is a British novelist best known for his historical and war-themed fiction, including the acclaimed novel "Birdsong."
- 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: Alan Hollinghurst Target entity description: Alan Hollinghurst is a British novelist renowned for his Booker Prize–winning exploration of gay life, class, and politics in late 20th-century England.
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A.
Anne Hollinghurst
Anne Hollinghurst is a British Anglican bishop who serves in the Church of England and is known for her episcopal leadership and pastoral ministry.
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B.
Julian Barnes
Julian Barnes is a distinguished contemporary English novelist and essayist known for his inventive narratives and exploration of memory, history, and identity.
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C.
Ian McEwan
Ian McEwan is a renowned British novelist and screenwriter known for his psychologically intricate, morally complex fiction, including works such as "Atonement" and "Amsterdam."
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D.
Jonathan Coe
Jonathan Coe is a British novelist and satirist best known for works such as "What a Carve Up!" and "The Rotters' Club," which often blend political commentary with dark humor.
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E.
Sebastian Faulks
Sebastian Faulks is a British novelist best known for his historical and war-themed fiction, including the acclaimed novel "Birdsong."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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novelist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Booker Prize ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1954-05-26 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Magdalen College, Oxford ⓘ |
| employer | The Times Literary Supplement ⓘ |
| familyName |
Hollinghurst
ⓘ
linked to:
Alan Hollinghurst
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| genre |
gay literature
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Alan ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
AIDS crisis
ⓘ
British politics ⓘ aestheticism and art ⓘ homosexuality ⓘ memory and history ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
E. M. Forster
ⓘ
Henry James ⓘ W. H. Auden ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary British literature ⓘ |
| name | Alan Hollinghurst ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depictions of class in contemporary Britain
ⓘ
depictions of politics in late 20th-century England ⓘ exploration of gay life in late 20th-century England ⓘ |
| notableWork |
The Folding Star
ⓘ
The Line of Beauty ⓘ
linked to:
The Line of Beauty (TV serial)
The Sparsholt Affair ⓘ The Spell ⓘ The Stranger’s Child ⓘ The Swimming-Pool Library ⓘ |
| occupation |
literary critic
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Stroud, Gloucestershire, England
ⓘ
linked to:
Stroud
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| positionHeld | deputy editor of The Times Literary Supplement ⓘ |
| residence |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| subjectOf | critical studies on queer fiction ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
aestheticism
ⓘ
realist prose ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Alan Hollinghurst Description of subject: Alan Hollinghurst is a British novelist renowned for his Booker Prize–winning exploration of gay life, class, and politics in late 20th-century England.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Alan Hollinghurst