A Voyage Round My Father

E902951

autobiographical play memoir play

A Voyage Round My Father is an autobiographical play and memoir by John Mortimer that portrays his complex relationship with his blind barrister father.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
A Voyage Round My Father canonical	3
A Voyage Round My Father (television adaptation)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

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NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: A Voyage Round My Father
Context triple: [John Mortimer, notableWork, A Voyage Round My Father]

A. Letters of a Traveler
"Letters of a Traveler" is a notable literary work by Georgian writer and national figure Akaki Tsereteli, reflecting his observations and experiences through travel.
B. Letters of a Traveler
"Letters of a Traveler" is a notable literary work by Georgian writer and national figure Ilia Chavchavadze, reflecting his observations and ideas through travel writings.
C. Diary for My Children
Diary for My Children is a critically acclaimed Hungarian drama film, directed by Márta Mészáros, that portrays a young girl’s coming-of-age amid the political and emotional upheavals of post-World War II Hungary.
D. Travels with My Aunt
Travels with My Aunt is a 1972 British-American comedy film directed by George Cukor, based on Graham Greene’s novel about an eccentric aunt who draws her strait-laced nephew into a series of adventurous escapades across Europe.
E. Letters from a Father to His Son
Letters from a Father to His Son is an 18th-century collection of didactic and moral essays written in epistolary form by English physician and writer John Aikin to instruct and guide his son.
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: A Voyage Round My Father
Target entity description: A Voyage Round My Father is an autobiographical play and memoir by John Mortimer that portrays his complex relationship with his blind barrister father.

A. Letters of a Traveler
"Letters of a Traveler" is a notable literary work by Georgian writer and national figure Akaki Tsereteli, reflecting his observations and experiences through travel.
B. Letters of a Traveler
"Letters of a Traveler" is a notable literary work by Georgian writer and national figure Ilia Chavchavadze, reflecting his observations and ideas through travel writings.
C. Diary for My Children
Diary for My Children is a critically acclaimed Hungarian drama film, directed by Márta Mészáros, that portrays a young girl’s coming-of-age amid the political and emotional upheavals of post-World War II Hungary.
D. Travels with My Aunt
Travels with My Aunt is a 1972 British-American comedy film directed by George Cukor, based on Graham Greene’s novel about an eccentric aunt who draws her strait-laced nephew into a series of adventurous escapades across Europe.
E. Letters from a Father to His Son
Letters from a Father to His Son is an 18th-century collection of didactic and moral essays written in epistolary form by English physician and writer John Aikin to instruct and guide his son.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (42)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	autobiographical play ⓘ memoir ⓘ play ⓘ
author	John Mortimer ⓘ
basedOn	life of John Mortimer ⓘ life of John Mortimer's father ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
creator	John Mortimer ⓘ
depicts	blind barrister ⓘ
genre	autobiographical drama ⓘ memoir ⓘ
hasAdaptation	radio adaptation ⓘ television adaptation ⓘ
hasCharacter	John Mortimer ⓘ John Mortimer's father ⓘ linked to: John Mortimer
hasTitle	A Voyage Round My Father ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
literaryForm	drama ⓘ memoir ⓘ
mainSubject	John Mortimer ⓘ John Mortimer's father ⓘ blindness ⓘ family relationships ⓘ father–son relationship ⓘ legal profession ⓘ
narrativePerspective	first person ⓘ
notableFor	blend of memoir and drama ⓘ portrayal of a blind barrister father ⓘ
partOf	British theatrical literature ⓘ
portrays	complex relationship between John Mortimer and his father ⓘ life of a blind barrister ⓘ
publicationLanguage	English ⓘ
publisher	Penguin Books ⓘ
setting	England ⓘ legal world of barristers ⓘ
theme	English middle-class life ⓘ complex parent–child relationships ⓘ disability and dignity ⓘ independence and dependence ⓘ law and justice ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting	20th century ⓘ
workType	stage play ⓘ