Dead Men’s Trousers
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Dead Men’s Trousers is a 2018 novel by Irvine Welsh that revisits the characters from Trainspotting as they navigate middle age, fame, and lingering self-destruction.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dead Men’s Trousers (novel) | 4 |
| Dead Men’s Trousers canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10488349 — 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: Dead Men’s Trousers Context triple: [Irvine Welsh, notableWork, Dead Men’s Trousers]
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A.
Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid is a 1982 neo-noir comedy film that parodies classic detective movies by blending new footage with clips from vintage Hollywood films.
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B.
Dead Man's Folly
Dead Man's Folly is a detective novel by Agatha Christie featuring Hercule Poirot investigating a murder staged during a mock "murder hunt" at an English country house.
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C.
Death of a Man
"Death of a Man" is a novel by American writer Kay Boyle that explores the moral and emotional turmoil surrounding the rise of fascism in pre–World War II Europe.
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D.
Dead Man’s Footsteps
Dead Man’s Footsteps is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace as he investigates a mystery linked to the 9/11 attacks and a long-buried secret.
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E.
Dead Men Tell
"Dead Men Tell" is a 1941 mystery film in the Charlie Chan series, centered on a murder linked to a pirate treasure map.
- 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: Dead Men’s Trousers Target entity description: Dead Men’s Trousers is a 2018 novel by Irvine Welsh that revisits the characters from Trainspotting as they navigate middle age, fame, and lingering self-destruction.
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A.
Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid
Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid is a 1982 neo-noir comedy film that parodies classic detective movies by blending new footage with clips from vintage Hollywood films.
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B.
Dead Man's Folly
Dead Man's Folly is a detective novel by Agatha Christie featuring Hercule Poirot investigating a murder staged during a mock "murder hunt" at an English country house.
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C.
Death of a Man
"Death of a Man" is a novel by American writer Kay Boyle that explores the moral and emotional turmoil surrounding the rise of fascism in pre–World War II Europe.
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D.
Dead Man’s Footsteps
Dead Man’s Footsteps is a crime thriller novel by British author Peter James, featuring Detective Superintendent Roy Grace as he investigates a mystery linked to the 9/11 attacks and a long-buried secret.
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E.
Dead Men Tell
"Dead Men Tell" is a 1941 mystery film in the Charlie Chan series, centered on a murder linked to a pirate treasure map.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Irvine Welsh ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Jonathan Cape design team ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Daniel “Spud” Murphy
ⓘ
linked to:
Daniel "Spud" Murphy
Francis Begbie ⓘ Mark Renton ⓘ Simon “Sick Boy” Williamson ⓘ
linked to:
Simon "Sick Boy" Williamson
|
| follows |
Porno
ⓘ
Trainspotting ⓘ
linked to:
Trainspotting (novel)
|
| genre |
Scottish fiction
ⓘ
black comedy ⓘ contemporary fiction ⓘ fiction ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9781787330771 ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
audiobook
ⓘ
e-book ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasSequelRelationTo |
Porno
ⓘ
linked to:
Porno (novel)
Trainspotting ⓘ
linked to:
Trainspotting (novel)
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation |
DJ
ⓘ
artist ⓘ businessman ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
multiple perspectives
ⓘ
vernacular Scots dialect ⓘ |
| notableFor |
continuing the Trainspotting narrative arc
ⓘ
depicting the Trainspotting characters in middle age ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
Trainspotting series
ⓘ
linked to:
Trainspotting film series
|
| placeOfPublication |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| publicationDate | 2018 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape ⓘ |
| setIn |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
Scotland ⓘ |
| theme |
addiction
ⓘ
fame ⓘ friendship ⓘ masculinity ⓘ middle age ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ |
| workByAuthor | Irvine Welsh ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dead Men’s Trousers Description of subject: Dead Men’s Trousers is a 2018 novel by Irvine Welsh that revisits the characters from Trainspotting as they navigate middle age, fame, and lingering self-destruction.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dead Men’s Trousers
linked to: Dead Men’s Trousers