Demon Box
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Demon Box is a 1986 collection of autobiographical essays and stories by Ken Kesey that blends memoir, fiction, and cultural commentary in an experimental, non-linear form.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Demon Box canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10339616 — 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: Demon Box Context triple: [Ken Kesey, notableWork, Demon Box]
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The Box
The Box is an Australian television soap opera produced in the 1970s that became known for its risqué content and behind-the-scenes look at a fictional TV station.
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B.
The Box
The Box is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s iconic time-traveling spaceship and time machine from the British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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C.
The Box
The Box is a 2009 psychological thriller film directed by Richard Kelly, based on Richard Matheson’s short story “Button, Button,” in which a couple is offered a mysterious box that grants wealth at the cost of a stranger’s life.
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D.
The Box
"The Box" is a 2019 trap/hip-hop single by Roddy Ricch that became a viral hit and topped the Billboard Hot 100 for multiple weeks.
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E.
Black Box
Black Box is a 2020 science fiction horror film that follows a man undergoing an experimental treatment to recover his memory after a traumatic accident.
- 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: Demon Box Target entity description: Demon Box is a 1986 collection of autobiographical essays and stories by Ken Kesey that blends memoir, fiction, and cultural commentary in an experimental, non-linear form.
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A.
The Box
"The Box" is a 2019 trap/hip-hop single by Roddy Ricch that became a viral hit and topped the Billboard Hot 100 for multiple weeks.
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B.
The Box
The Box is an Australian television soap opera produced in the 1970s that became known for its risqué content and behind-the-scenes look at a fictional TV station.
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C.
The Box
The Box is a 2009 psychological thriller film directed by Richard Kelly, based on Richard Matheson’s short story “Button, Button,” in which a couple is offered a mysterious box that grants wealth at the cost of a stranger’s life.
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D.
The Box
The Box is an informal nickname for the TARDIS, the Doctor’s iconic time-traveling spaceship and time machine from the British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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E.
Black Box
Black Box is a monumental minimalist sculpture by American artist Tony Smith, known for its stark geometric form and exploration of space and perception.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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essay collection ⓘ short story collection ⓘ |
| author | Ken Kesey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOf | Ken Kesey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
autobiographical essays
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experimental literature ⓘ fiction ⓘ memoir ⓘ non-fiction ⓘ short stories ⓘ |
| hasPart |
essays
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short stories ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
American culture
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autobiographical reflection ⓘ counterculture ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ storytelling ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm |
mixed-genre
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non-linear narrative ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
1960s counterculture
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American counterculture ⓘ Ken Kesey NERFINISHED ⓘ personal memoir ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure |
fragmented
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non-linear ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | first-person ⓘ |
| notableWork | Demon Box NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1986 ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
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surface form:
Viking Press
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| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Demon Box Description of subject: Demon Box is a 1986 collection of autobiographical essays and stories by Ken Kesey that blends memoir, fiction, and cultural commentary in an experimental, non-linear form.
Referenced by (1)
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