La peur des barbares
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La peur des barbares is an essay by Tzvetan Todorov that examines how fear of the “other” fuels xenophobia, nationalism, and the erosion of democratic values in contemporary societies.
All labels observed (1)
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| La peur des barbares canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T21499257 — 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: La peur des barbares Context triple: [Tzvetan Todorov, notableWork, La peur des barbares]
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Sous l’œil des Barbares
Sous l’œil des Barbares is a late 19th-century novel by Maurice Barrès that explores themes of nationalism, identity, and the tension between individualism and society in France.
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B.
Le Serment des barbares
Le Serment des barbares is a critically acclaimed novel by Algerian writer Boualem Sansal that explores post–civil war Algerian society through a dark, politically charged crime narrative.
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C.
La Curée
La Curée is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that explores greed, corruption, and moral decay among Parisian high society during France’s Second Empire.
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D.
The Barbarian Invasions
The Barbarian Invasions is a 2003 Canadian French-language drama film written and directed by Denys Arcand that explores mortality, friendship, and social change, and won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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E.
Barbarians
Barbarians is a historical book by Terry Jones that challenges traditional Roman-centric views by reexamining and often rehabilitating the image of so-called "barbarian" cultures.
- 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: La peur des barbares Target entity description: La peur des barbares is an essay by Tzvetan Todorov that examines how fear of the “other” fuels xenophobia, nationalism, and the erosion of democratic values in contemporary societies.
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A.
Sous l’œil des Barbares
Sous l’œil des Barbares is a late 19th-century novel by Maurice Barrès that explores themes of nationalism, identity, and the tension between individualism and society in France.
-
B.
Le Serment des barbares
Le Serment des barbares is a critically acclaimed novel by Algerian writer Boualem Sansal that explores post–civil war Algerian society through a dark, politically charged crime narrative.
-
C.
La Curée
La Curée is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that explores greed, corruption, and moral decay among Parisian high society during France’s Second Empire.
-
D.
The Barbarian Invasions
The Barbarian Invasions is a 2003 Canadian French-language drama film written and directed by Denys Arcand that explores mortality, friendship, and social change, and won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
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E.
Barbarians
Barbarians is a historical book by Terry Jones that challenges traditional Roman-centric views by reexamining and often rehabilitating the image of so-called "barbarian" cultures.
- F. None of above. chosen
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