Unlikely Stories, Mostly
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Unlikely Stories, Mostly is a collection of surreal, experimental short stories by Scottish writer and artist Alasdair Gray, blending dark humor, fantasy, and political satire.
All labels observed (1)
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| Unlikely Stories, Mostly canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10949355 — 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: Unlikely Stories, Mostly Context triple: [Alasdair Gray, notableWork, Unlikely Stories, Mostly]
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Likely Story
Likely Story is an American film and television production company known for producing independent and character-driven movies.
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When the Nines Roll Over (short story collection)
"When the Nines Roll Over" is a collection of contemporary short stories by David Benioff that explores themes of love, ambition, and disillusionment through sharply drawn characters and darkly comic situations.
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C.
A Likely Story
A Likely Story is a humorous and imaginative novel by British author and mathematician William De Morgan, known for its witty dialogue and intricate, character-driven plot.
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D.
Last Stories and Other Stories
Last Stories and Other Stories is a 2014 collection of dark, genre-blending short fiction by William T. Vollmann that explores themes of death, love, and the supernatural.
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A Very Short Story
"A Very Short Story" is a brief World War I–themed narrative by Ernest Hemingway, known for its concise style and emotional understatement, later collected in his book *In Our Time*.
- 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: Unlikely Stories, Mostly Target entity description: Unlikely Stories, Mostly is a collection of surreal, experimental short stories by Scottish writer and artist Alasdair Gray, blending dark humor, fantasy, and political satire.
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A.
Likely Story
Likely Story is an American film and television production company known for producing independent and character-driven movies.
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B.
When the Nines Roll Over (short story collection)
"When the Nines Roll Over" is a collection of contemporary short stories by David Benioff that explores themes of love, ambition, and disillusionment through sharply drawn characters and darkly comic situations.
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C.
A Likely Story
A Likely Story is a humorous and imaginative novel by British author and mathematician William De Morgan, known for its witty dialogue and intricate, character-driven plot.
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D.
Last Stories and Other Stories
Last Stories and Other Stories is a 2014 collection of dark, genre-blending short fiction by William T. Vollmann that explores themes of death, love, and the supernatural.
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E.
A Very Short Story
"A Very Short Story" is a brief World War I–themed narrative by Ernest Hemingway, known for its concise style and emotional understatement, later collected in his book *In Our Time*.
- F. None of above. chosen
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Unlikely Stories, Mostly Description of subject: Unlikely Stories, Mostly is a collection of surreal, experimental short stories by Scottish writer and artist Alasdair Gray, blending dark humor, fantasy, and political satire.
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