Eye of the Needle
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Eye of the Needle is a World War II espionage thriller novel by Ken Follett, centered on a ruthless German spy in Britain whose discovery could change the course of the war.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Eye of the Needle canonical | 6 |
| Eye of the Needle (film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3949379 — 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.
Target entity: Eye of the Needle Context triple: [Ken Follett, notableWork, Eye of the Needle]
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River Bourne
River Bourne is a chalk stream in Wiltshire, England, that flows through the Bourne Valley before joining the River Avon near Salisbury.
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River Bourne
River Bourne is a small river in Dorset, England, that flows through and gives its name to the coastal town of Bournemouth.
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The Duellists
The Duellists is a 1977 historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott, known for its visually striking depiction of two French officers whose bitter rivalry leads to a series of duels during the Napoleonic era.
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The Hawk in the Rain
The Hawk in the Rain is Ted Hughes’s acclaimed debut poetry collection, noted for its powerful, nature-driven imagery and visceral exploration of the natural world.
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The Seamstress
The Seamstress is a painting by French Post-Impressionist artist Édouard Vuillard, known for its intimate domestic interior and subtle, decorative use of color and pattern.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Eye of the Needle Target entity description: Eye of the Needle is a World War II espionage thriller novel by Ken Follett, centered on a ruthless German spy in Britain whose discovery could change the course of the war.
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A.
River Bourne
River Bourne is a chalk stream in Wiltshire, England, that flows through the Bourne Valley before joining the River Avon near Salisbury.
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B.
River Bourne
River Bourne is a small river in Dorset, England, that flows through and gives its name to the coastal town of Bournemouth.
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C.
The Duellists
The Duellists is a 1977 historical drama film directed by Ridley Scott, known for its visually striking depiction of two French officers whose bitter rivalry leads to a series of duels during the Napoleonic era.
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D.
The Hawk in the Rain
The Hawk in the Rain is Ted Hughes’s acclaimed debut poetry collection, noted for its powerful, nature-driven imagery and visceral exploration of the natural world.
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E.
The Seamstress
The Seamstress is a painting by French Post-Impressionist artist Édouard Vuillard, known for its intimate domestic interior and subtle, decorative use of color and pattern.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II novel
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espionage novel ⓘ novel ⓘ thriller novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
Eye of the Needle
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Eye of the Needle (film)
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| author | Ken Follett ⓘ |
| awarded |
Edgar Award
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surface form:
Edgar Award for Best Novel
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| awardYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Richard Marquand ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 1981 ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStars |
Donald Sutherland
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Kate Nelligan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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spy fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasAlternateTitle | Storm Island (working title) ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | modern spy thriller genre ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780688035938 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter |
David Rose
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Henry Faber ⓘ Lucy Rose ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | ~300 ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
espionage
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love under pressure ⓘ loyalty and betrayal ⓘ war and morality ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | late 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainConflict | Allied efforts to stop a German spy from revealing D-Day invasion plans ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of German espionage in Britain during World War II
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fast-paced suspenseful plotting ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Ken Follett standalone thrillers ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A German spy in Britain discovers critical information about the D-Day invasion and must be stopped to prevent him from changing the course of the war. ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | ruthless German spy in Britain ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Collins Educational
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surface form:
Collins
William Morrow and Company ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
England
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
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