Michael Tolliver Lives
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Michael Tolliver Lives is a later novel in Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City series that revisits the life of gay everyman Michael “Mouse” Tolliver in middle age against a changing San Francisco.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Michael Tolliver Lives canonical | 8 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11465754 — 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: Michael Tolliver Lives Context triple: [Tales of the City, hasPart, Michael Tolliver Lives]
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Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys is a 2000 comedy-drama film directed by Curtis Hanson about a disillusioned college professor and novelist navigating a chaotic weekend that upends his personal and professional life.
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B.
Paper Towns
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C.
Tangerine
Tangerine is a popular Afro-pop song by Nigerian singer Yemi Alade, known for its upbeat rhythm and vibrant, danceable style.
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D.
Tangerine
"Tangerine" is a funk-infused hip hop track by Big Boi featuring T.I., known for its playful, club-ready sound and appearance on Big Boi’s debut solo album.
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Tangerine
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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: Michael Tolliver Lives Target entity description: Michael Tolliver Lives is a later novel in Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City series that revisits the life of gay everyman Michael “Mouse” Tolliver in middle age against a changing San Francisco.
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A.
Wonder Boys
Wonder Boys is a 2000 comedy-drama film directed by Curtis Hanson about a disillusioned college professor and novelist navigating a chaotic weekend that upends his personal and professional life.
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B.
Paper Towns
Paper Towns is a 2015 coming-of-age mystery film, based on John Green’s novel, that follows a teenager’s quest to find his enigmatic neighbor after her sudden disappearance.
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C.
Tangerine
Tangerine is a popular Afro-pop song by Nigerian singer Yemi Alade, known for its upbeat rhythm and vibrant, danceable style.
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D.
Tangerine
"Tangerine" is a funk-infused hip hop track by Big Boi featuring T.I., known for its playful, club-ready sound and appearance on Big Boi’s debut solo album.
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E.
Tangerine
"Tangerine" is a song by the English indie rock band Glass Animals, known for its dreamy production and introspective lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Armistead Maupin ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| exploresTheme |
HIV/AIDS
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aging ⓘ changing urban culture ⓘ family of choice ⓘ friendship ⓘ gay community in San Francisco ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Anna Madrigal
ⓘ
Brian Hawkins ⓘ Mary Ann Singleton ⓘ |
| follows | Sure of You ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT literature
ⓘ
contemporary fiction ⓘ gay fiction ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Mary Ann in Autumn ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
San Francisco culture
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middle-aged gay life ⓘ mortality ⓘ relationships ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySeriesNumber | seventh Tales of the City novel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Michael Tolliver
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linked to:
Michael "Mouse" Tolliver
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| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Tales of the City ⓘ |
| protagonistAgeRange | middle age ⓘ |
| protagonistNickname | Mouse ⓘ |
| protagonistSexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2007 ⓘ |
| publisher | HarperCollins ⓘ |
| setInTimePeriod | early 21st century ⓘ |
| settingLocation | San Francisco ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michael Tolliver Lives Description of subject: Michael Tolliver Lives is a later novel in Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City series that revisits the life of gay everyman Michael “Mouse” Tolliver in middle age against a changing San Francisco.
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