The Double
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The Double is a novel by José Saramago that explores identity and existential anxiety through the story of a man who discovers his exact double living an entirely separate life.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Double canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T23513598 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Double Context triple: [José Saramago, notableWork, The Double]
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The Double
The Double is a 2011 American spy thriller film that follows a retired CIA operative and a young FBI agent investigating the murder of a U.S. senator that appears linked to a long-dormant Soviet assassin.
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B.
The Double
The Double is a psychoanalytic study by Otto Rank that explores the concept of the doppelgänger as a manifestation of the human psyche, particularly in relation to identity, narcissism, and the fear of death.
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C.
The Double
The Double is a novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky that explores themes of identity, madness, and the uncanny through the story of a government clerk who is tormented by his own doppelgänger.
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D.
The Double
The Double is Edgar Martinez’s iconic 1995 American League Division Series walk-off double that became one of the most famous moments in Seattle Mariners history.
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E.
The Double
The Double is a 2013 dark comedy film directed by Richard Ayoade, loosely based on Dostoevsky’s novella, about a timid office worker whose life unravels when he encounters his confident doppelgänger.
- 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: The Double Target entity description: The Double is a novel by José Saramago that explores identity and existential anxiety through the story of a man who discovers his exact double living an entirely separate life.
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A.
The Double
The Double is a psychoanalytic study by Otto Rank that explores the concept of the doppelgänger as a manifestation of the human psyche, particularly in relation to identity, narcissism, and the fear of death.
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B.
The Double
The Double is a novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky that explores themes of identity, madness, and the uncanny through the story of a government clerk who is tormented by his own doppelgänger.
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C.
The Double
The Double is Edgar Martinez’s iconic 1995 American League Division Series walk-off double that became one of the most famous moments in Seattle Mariners history.
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D.
The Double
The Double is a 2013 dark comedy film directed by Richard Ayoade, loosely based on Dostoevsky’s novella, about a timid office worker whose life unravels when he encounters his confident doppelgänger.
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E.
The Double
The Double is a 2011 American spy thriller film that follows a retired CIA operative and a young FBI agent investigating the murder of a U.S. senator that appears linked to a long-dormant Soviet assassin.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.