Alan Duff
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Alan Duff is a New Zealand author best known for his gritty novel "Once Were Warriors," which explores the struggles of a Māori family in urban society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alan Duff canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10515123 — 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 Duff Context triple: [Once Were Warriors, authorOfSourceWork, Alan Duff]
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A.
Iain Reid
Iain Reid is a Canadian author best known for his psychologically suspenseful novels such as "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" and "Foe."
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B.
Mitch Cullin
Mitch Cullin is an American author known for his eclectic, often darkly imaginative fiction, including the novel that inspired the film "Tideland."
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C.
Cormac Wibberley
Cormac Wibberley is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the action-adventure film "National Treasure" and its sequel with his wife, Marianne Wibberley.
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D.
David Urquhart
David Urquhart was a 19th-century Scottish diplomat, writer, and politician known for his advocacy of Turkish interests and his strong opposition to Russian expansion.
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E.
Alasdair Gray
Alasdair Gray was a Scottish writer and artist best known for his experimental novel "Lanark" and his distinctive, politically charged visual art.
- 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 Duff Target entity description: Alan Duff is a New Zealand author best known for his gritty novel "Once Were Warriors," which explores the struggles of a Māori family in urban society.
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A.
Iain Reid
Iain Reid is a Canadian author best known for his psychologically suspenseful novels such as "I'm Thinking of Ending Things" and "Foe."
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B.
Mitch Cullin
Mitch Cullin is an American author known for his eclectic, often darkly imaginative fiction, including the novel that inspired the film "Tideland."
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C.
Cormac Wibberley
Cormac Wibberley is an American screenwriter best known for co-writing the action-adventure film "National Treasure" and its sequel with his wife, Marianne Wibberley.
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D.
David Urquhart
David Urquhart was a 19th-century Scottish diplomat, writer, and politician known for his advocacy of Turkish interests and his strong opposition to Russian expansion.
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E.
Alasdair Gray
Alasdair Gray was a Scottish writer and artist best known for his experimental novel "Lanark" and his distinctive, politically charged visual art.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
columnist
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film ⓘ literacy charity ⓘ novel ⓘ novelist ⓘ person ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| adaptedInto | Once Were Warriors (1994 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author |
Alan Duff
NERFINISHED
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Alan Duff NERFINISHED ⓘ Alan Duff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Once Were Warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | New Zealand ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
New Zealand
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New Zealand ⓘ New Zealand ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1950-10-26 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Māori NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Māori communities
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literacy promotion ⓘ social issues ⓘ |
| founded | Books in Homes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
drama
ⓘ
social realism ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Māori urban experience ⓘ |
| isSequelTo |
Once Were Warriors
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfExpression | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Māori people
NERFINISHED
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domestic violence ⓘ urban poverty ⓘ |
| name | Alan Duff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | New Zealander ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Jake's Long Shadow
NERFINISHED
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Once Were Warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
columnist
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novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Rotorua, New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1990 ⓘ |
| residence | New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
Jake's Long Shadow
NERFINISHED
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Once Were Warriors NERFINISHED ⓘ What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Alan Duff Description of subject: Alan Duff is a New Zealand author best known for his gritty novel "Once Were Warriors," which explores the struggles of a Māori family in urban society.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.