Der Prozess
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Der Prozess is a seminal novel by Franz Kafka that follows the surreal and nightmarish prosecution of a man arrested and tried by a mysterious, inaccessible authority.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Der Proceß | 1 |
| Der Prozess canonical | 1 |
| Der Prozeß | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4451378 — 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 Prozess Context triple: [The Trial, originalTitle, Der Prozess]
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A.
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy is a landmark 1925 naturalist novel by Theodore Dreiser that explores ambition, class, and moral downfall through the story of a young man's pursuit of the American Dream leading to crime and ruin.
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B.
The Devil and Daniel Webster
The Devil and Daniel Webster is a 1941 fantasy drama film, based on Stephen Vincent Benét’s short story, about a New Hampshire farmer who sells his soul to the Devil and enlists famed orator Daniel Webster to defend him.
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C.
The Judge
*The Judge* is a 2014 American legal drama film starring Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall, centered on a big-city lawyer who returns to his hometown to defend his estranged father, a respected judge, against a murder charge.
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D.
The Last Juror
The Last Juror is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows a young journalist and a small Southern town shaken by a brutal murder and a vengeful criminal.
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E.
The Judgment
"The Judgment" is a short story by Franz Kafka that explores themes of authority, guilt, and the fraught relationship between a son and his domineering father.
- 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 Prozess Target entity description: Der Prozess is a seminal novel by Franz Kafka that follows the surreal and nightmarish prosecution of a man arrested and tried by a mysterious, inaccessible authority.
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A.
An American Tragedy
An American Tragedy is a landmark 1925 naturalist novel by Theodore Dreiser that explores ambition, class, and moral downfall through the story of a young man's pursuit of the American Dream leading to crime and ruin.
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B.
The Devil and Daniel Webster
The Devil and Daniel Webster is a 1941 fantasy drama film, based on Stephen Vincent Benét’s short story, about a New Hampshire farmer who sells his soul to the Devil and enlists famed orator Daniel Webster to defend him.
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C.
The Judge
*The Judge* is a 2014 American legal drama film starring Robert Downey Jr. and Robert Duvall, centered on a big-city lawyer who returns to his hometown to defend his estranged father, a respected judge, against a murder charge.
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D.
The Last Juror
The Last Juror is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows a young journalist and a small Southern town shaken by a brutal murder and a vengeful criminal.
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E.
The Judgment
"The Judgment" is a short story by Franz Kafka that explores themes of authority, guilt, and the fraught relationship between a son and his domineering father.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
German-language literary work
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modernist novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
The Trial (1962 film)
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The Trial (1993 film) ⓘ radio drama adaptations ⓘ various stage adaptations ⓘ |
| author | Franz Kafka ⓘ |
| authorDeathYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| containsStory | Before the Law ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Austria-Hungary
ⓘ
linked to:
Austro-Hungarian Empire
|
| editorOfFirstEdition | Max Brod ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1925 ⓘ |
| genre |
absurdist fiction
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existentialist fiction ⓘ legal drama ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
anonymous authority
ⓘ
labyrinthine court system ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century existentialist literature
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absurdist theatre ⓘ dystopian fiction ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Modernism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | considered one of the most important novels of the 20th century ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Josef K. ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableScene | the cathedral scene with the parable of the law ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Der Process ⓘ |
| partOf | Franz Kafka's major prose works ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPublication | Berlin ⓘ |
| plotElement |
labyrinthine bureaucracy
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opaque legal proceedings ⓘ surreal and nightmarish episodes ⓘ |
| plotSummary |
Josef K. is unexpectedly arrested and prosecuted by a mysterious court without being told the nature of his crime.
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linked to:
The Trial
|
| posthumouslyPublished | true ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | bank clerk ⓘ |
| publicationStatusAtAuthorDeath | unfinished ⓘ |
| publisherOfFirstEdition | Verlag Die Schmiede ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Das Schloss
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linked to:
The Castle
Der Verschollene ⓘ |
| setting | unnamed Central European city ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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bureaucracy ⓘ existential anxiety ⓘ guilt ⓘ inaccessibility of justice ⓘ oppressive authority ⓘ powerlessness ⓘ the absurdity of law ⓘ |
| translatedTitle | The Trial ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Der Prozess
linked to: Der Prozess