The Literary Companion to Gambling
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The Literary Companion to Gambling is a curated anthology by Annabel Davis-Goff that explores the theme of gambling through a wide range of literary excerpts and commentary.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Literary Companion to Gambling canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Literary Companion to Gambling Context triple: [Annabel Davis-Goff, notableWork, The Literary Companion to Gambling]
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A.
A Gambler’s Anatomy
A Gambler’s Anatomy is a darkly comic novel by Jonathan Lethem that follows a telepathic backgammon hustler whose life unravels after a medical crisis forces him to confront his past.
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B.
Gambling with the Devil
"Gambling with the Devil" is a 2007 power metal album by German band Helloween, known for its melodic riffs and dark, thematic lyrics.
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C.
The Taming of Chance
The Taming of Chance is a influential philosophical and historical study by Ian Hacking that examines how concepts of probability and statistical thinking transformed modern understandings of chance, causality, and social regulation.
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D.
God of Gamblers
God of Gamblers is a classic 1989 Hong Kong action-comedy film that popularized the stylish gambling-hero archetype and became one of Chow Yun-fat’s most iconic roles.
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E.
Of the Laws of Chance
Of the Laws of Chance is an early 18th-century treatise on probability and games of chance by John Arbuthnot, helping to popularize mathematical approaches to randomness and risk.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Literary Companion to Gambling Target entity description: The Literary Companion to Gambling is a curated anthology by Annabel Davis-Goff that explores the theme of gambling through a wide range of literary excerpts and commentary.
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A.
A Gambler’s Anatomy
A Gambler’s Anatomy is a darkly comic novel by Jonathan Lethem that follows a telepathic backgammon hustler whose life unravels after a medical crisis forces him to confront his past.
-
B.
Gambling with the Devil
"Gambling with the Devil" is a 2007 power metal album by German band Helloween, known for its melodic riffs and dark, thematic lyrics.
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C.
The Taming of Chance
The Taming of Chance is a influential philosophical and historical study by Ian Hacking that examines how concepts of probability and statistical thinking transformed modern understandings of chance, causality, and social regulation.
-
D.
God of Gamblers
God of Gamblers is a classic 1989 Hong Kong action-comedy film that popularized the stylish gambling-hero archetype and became one of Chow Yun-fat’s most iconic roles.
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E.
Of the Laws of Chance
Of the Laws of Chance is an early 18th-century treatise on probability and games of chance by John Arbuthnot, helping to popularize mathematical approaches to randomness and risk.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthology
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book ⓘ |
| about |
cultural aspects of gambling
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gambling as a literary motif ⓘ historical perspectives on gambling ⓘ |
| compiler | Annabel Davis-Goff ⓘ |
| contains |
editorial commentary
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literary excerpts ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| curatedBy | Annabel Davis-Goff ⓘ |
| curator | Annabel Davis-Goff ⓘ |
| editor | Annabel Davis-Goff ⓘ |
| genre |
literary anthology
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non-fiction ⓘ |
| hasContributor | various authors ⓘ |
| hasForm | print ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
fortune and fate
ⓘ
risk and chance ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Literary Companion to Gambling ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
readers interested in gambling
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readers interested in literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme | gambling ⓘ |
| mediaType | book ⓘ |
| subject | gambling in literature ⓘ |
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