Der überflüssige Mensch
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"Der überflüssige Mensch" is a dystopian novel by Ilija Trojanow that explores themes of surveillance, dehumanization, and the marginalization of individuals in a technologically controlled society.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Der überflüssige Mensch canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2510192 — 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: Der überflüssige Mensch Context triple: [Ilija Trojanow, notableWork, Der überflüssige Mensch]
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Minima Moralia
Minima Moralia is a collection of aphoristic reflections by Theodor W. Adorno that critically examines everyday life, culture, and morality in the context of late capitalism and postwar society.
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B.
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men is a 2009 independent film written and directed by John Krasinski, adapted from David Foster Wallace’s short story collection of the same name, exploring modern masculinity through a series of darkly comic interviews.
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C.
Children of Sisyphus
Children of Sisyphus are the mythological offspring of the cunning Corinthian king Sisyphus in Greek mythology, often noted for continuing his royal lineage and associated legends.
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D.
The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy is a 1943 novel by William Saroyan that portrays the lives and struggles of a small-town American family during World War II.
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E.
The Nose
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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: Der überflüssige Mensch Target entity description: "Der überflüssige Mensch" is a dystopian novel by Ilija Trojanow that explores themes of surveillance, dehumanization, and the marginalization of individuals in a technologically controlled society.
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A.
Minima Moralia
Minima Moralia is a collection of aphoristic reflections by Theodor W. Adorno that critically examines everyday life, culture, and morality in the context of late capitalism and postwar society.
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B.
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men is a 2009 independent film written and directed by John Krasinski, adapted from David Foster Wallace’s short story collection of the same name, exploring modern masculinity through a series of darkly comic interviews.
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C.
Children of Sisyphus
Children of Sisyphus are the mythological offspring of the cunning Corinthian king Sisyphus in Greek mythology, often noted for continuing his royal lineage and associated legends.
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D.
The Human Comedy
The Human Comedy is a 1943 novel by William Saroyan that portrays the lives and struggles of a small-town American family during World War II.
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E.
The Nose
The Nose is one of the most famous big-wall rock climbing routes in the world, ascending the prominent central prow of El Capitan in Yosemite National Park.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dystopian novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Ilija Trojanow ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
digitalization
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human rights ⓘ social exclusion ⓘ surveillance state ⓘ |
| hasTitleInOriginalLanguage | Der überflüssige Mensch ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary literature ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
authoritarianism
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dehumanization ⓘ loss of privacy ⓘ marginalization of individuals ⓘ surveillance ⓘ technological control ⓘ |
| medium |
book
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print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | fictional narrative ⓘ |
| setting | technologically controlled society ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Ilija Trojanow ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Der überflüssige Mensch Description of subject: "Der überflüssige Mensch" is a dystopian novel by Ilija Trojanow that explores themes of surveillance, dehumanization, and the marginalization of individuals in a technologically controlled society.
Referenced by (1)
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