Une ténébreuse affaire
E310114
Une ténébreuse affaire is a historical crime novel by Honoré de Balzac that blends political intrigue and mystery during the Napoleonic era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Une ténébreuse affaire canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2901474 — 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: Une ténébreuse affaire Context triple: [La Comédie humaine, hasPart, Une ténébreuse affaire]
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A.
The Deadly Affair
The Deadly Affair is a 1966 British spy thriller film, adapted from John le Carré’s novel "Call for the Dead" and directed by Sidney Lumet.
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B.
The Mystery of Marie Rogêt
The Mystery of Marie Rogêt is an Edgar Allan Poe detective story featuring C. Auguste Dupin, notable for being one of the first works of crime fiction to base its plot on a real-life murder case.
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C.
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder is a 1938 crime-comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson as a reformed bootlegger whose attempts to go straight lead to a series of comic mishaps.
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D.
Crime of the Century
"Crime of the Century" is the sensational nickname given by the press to the 1932 kidnapping and murder of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s infant son, a case that gripped the United States and became one of the most infamous crimes in American history.
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E.
A Blueprint for Murder
A Blueprint for Murder is a 1953 American film noir thriller in which Gary Merrill stars in a tense story of suspected poisoning and inheritance-driven murder.
- 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: Une ténébreuse affaire Target entity description: Une ténébreuse affaire is a historical crime novel by Honoré de Balzac that blends political intrigue and mystery during the Napoleonic era.
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A.
The Deadly Affair
The Deadly Affair is a 1966 British spy thriller film, adapted from John le Carré’s novel "Call for the Dead" and directed by Sidney Lumet.
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B.
The Mystery of Marie Rogêt
The Mystery of Marie Rogêt is an Edgar Allan Poe detective story featuring C. Auguste Dupin, notable for being one of the first works of crime fiction to base its plot on a real-life murder case.
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C.
A Slight Case of Murder
A Slight Case of Murder is a 1938 crime-comedy film starring Edward G. Robinson as a reformed bootlegger whose attempts to go straight lead to a series of comic mishaps.
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D.
Crime of the Century
"Crime of the Century" is the sensational nickname given by the press to the 1932 kidnapping and murder of aviator Charles Lindbergh’s infant son, a case that gripped the United States and became one of the most infamous crimes in American history.
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E.
A Blueprint for Murder
A Blueprint for Murder is a 1953 American film noir thriller in which Gary Merrill stars in a tense story of suspected poisoning and inheritance-driven murder.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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historical novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Honoré de Balzac ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ political novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Laurence de Cinq-Cygne
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Malin de Gondreville ⓘ Michu ⓘ the Simeuse twins ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Realism ⓘ |
| literarySeries | Scènes de la vie politique ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
justice
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mystery ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ power and corruption ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableFor | blend of political intrigue and mystery ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Une ténébreuse affaire ⓘ |
| partOf | La Comédie humaine ⓘ |
| settingCountry | France ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Napoleonic era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Une ténébreuse affaire Description of subject: Une ténébreuse affaire is a historical crime novel by Honoré de Balzac that blends political intrigue and mystery during the Napoleonic era.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.