Appointment in Samarra
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Appointment in Samarra is a 1934 novel by American writer John O'Hara that portrays the rapid self-destruction of a young Pennsylvania businessman amid the social tensions of small-town life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Appointment in Samarra canonical | 2 |
| Appointment in Samarra (radio adaptation) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11383812 — 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: Appointment in Samarra Context triple: [John O'Hara, notableWork, Appointment in Samarra]
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Shams of Tabriz
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The Heart of Arabia
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Futuh al-Ghayb
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- 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: Appointment in Samarra Target entity description: Appointment in Samarra is a 1934 novel by American writer John O'Hara that portrays the rapid self-destruction of a young Pennsylvania businessman amid the social tensions of small-town life.
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A.
Shams of Tabriz
Shams of Tabriz was a 13th-century Persian mystic and wandering dervish best known as the spiritual mentor and transformative influence of the poet Rumi.
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B.
Paso de Mahoma
Paso de Mahoma is a narrow, exposed rocky ridge near the summit of Aneto in the Pyrenees, known as the final and most technically delicate section of the standard ascent.
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C.
The Heart of Arabia
The Heart of Arabia is an influential travel and exploration book by St. John Philby that documents his journeys and observations in the Arabian Peninsula in the early 20th century.
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D.
Futuh al-Ghayb
Futuh al-Ghayb is a classic Sufi treatise of spiritual guidance and mystical teachings attributed to the renowned saint Abd al-Qadir al-Jilani.
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E.
Al Rihla
Al Rihla is the specially designed Adidas football used as the official match ball of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, featuring advanced aerodynamics and a design inspired by Qatari culture.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | John O'Hara ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| coverArtist | Van Dearing Perrine ⓘ |
| depicts |
Prohibition-era social life
ⓘ
country club society ⓘ organized crime connections ⓘ |
| followsCharacter | Julian English ⓘ |
| genre |
novel
ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ social novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Appointment in Samarra (radio adaptation)
ⓘ
linked to:
Appointment in Samarra
|
| hasCharacter |
Al Grecco
ⓘ
Caroline English ⓘ Ed Charney ⓘ Froggy Ogden ⓘ Julian English ⓘ |
| hasMotto | The Appointment in Samarra epigraph ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | approximately 300 pages ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
businessmen
ⓘ
marriage ⓘ suicide ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alienation
ⓘ
marital conflict ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ small-town life ⓘ social class ⓘ |
| includedInList | Modern Library 100 Best Novels ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | The Appointment in Samarra ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American realism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | considered one of the major American novels of the 20th century ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Julian English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | chronological ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of American middle class in the 1930s
ⓘ
frank treatment of sex and alcohol ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeInSeries | John O'Hara's first novel ⓘ |
| portrays |
rapid self-destruction of a young businessman
ⓘ
social tensions of small-town life ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1934 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Harcourt, Brace and Company
ⓘ
linked to:
Harcourt Brace & World
|
| settingLocation |
Gibbsville
ⓘ
Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 1930s ⓘ |
| titleOrigin | The Appointment in Samarra ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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