Shroud
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Shroud is a novel by Irish author John Banville that explores themes of identity, guilt, and deception through the story of a disgraced academic confronting his hidden past.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Shroud canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T19858502 — 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: Shroud Context triple: [John Banville, notableWork, Shroud]
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A.
The Shroud
The Shroud is a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain and vigilante-like character known for his dark, cloaked appearance and mystical abilities.
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B.
The Shroud of Color
"The Shroud of Color" is a poem from the speculative fiction anthology *Copper Sun*, likely exploring themes of transformation, perception, or identity through vivid, imaginative imagery.
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C.
Shroud (Le Linceul)
Shroud (Le Linceul) is a classic and committing ice and mixed climbing route on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif, renowned for its length and serious alpine conditions.
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D.
Bright Orange for the Shroud
Bright Orange for the Shroud is a crime novel in John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee series, featuring the salvage consultant-turned-detective as he helps a swindled man recover his stolen fortune.
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E.
The Skull
The Skull is a 1965 British horror film, directed by Freddie Francis and based on a Robert Bloch story, that follows the sinister influence of the skull of the Marquis de Sade.
- 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: Shroud Target entity description: Shroud is a novel by Irish author John Banville that explores themes of identity, guilt, and deception through the story of a disgraced academic confronting his hidden past.
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A.
The Shroud
The Shroud is a fictional Marvel Comics supervillain and vigilante-like character known for his dark, cloaked appearance and mystical abilities.
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B.
The Shroud of Color
"The Shroud of Color" is a poem from the speculative fiction anthology *Copper Sun*, likely exploring themes of transformation, perception, or identity through vivid, imaginative imagery.
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C.
Shroud (Le Linceul)
Shroud (Le Linceul) is a classic and committing ice and mixed climbing route on the north face of the Grandes Jorasses in the Mont Blanc massif, renowned for its length and serious alpine conditions.
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D.
Bright Orange for the Shroud
Bright Orange for the Shroud is a crime novel in John D. MacDonald’s Travis McGee series, featuring the salvage consultant-turned-detective as he helps a swindled man recover his stolen fortune.
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E.
The Skull
The Skull is a 1965 British horror film, directed by Freddie Francis and based on a Robert Bloch story, that follows the sinister influence of the skull of the Marquis de Sade.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.