Disgrace
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Disgrace is a critically acclaimed novel by South African writer J. M. Coetzee that explores themes of power, shame, and post-apartheid social tensions through the downfall of a disgraced professor.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Disgrace canonical | 15 |
| Disgrace (2008 film) | 1 |
| Disgrace (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5380506 — 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: Disgrace Context triple: [J. M. Coetzee, notableWork, Disgrace]
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The Offence
The Offence is a 1973 British psychological crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Sean Connery as a troubled detective confronting his own violent nature.
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B.
A Dry White Season
A Dry White Season is a 1989 anti-apartheid drama film set in South Africa, based on André Brink’s novel, that explores racial injustice through the story of a white teacher who investigates the death of a Black friend in police custody.
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Indignation
Indignation is a 2008 novel by Philip Roth that follows a young man’s coming-of-age and clash with authority at a conservative college during the Korean War era.
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D.
The Cryan' Shames
The Cryan' Shames were a 1960s American rock band from Illinois known for their melodic, harmony-rich pop and regional hits like "Sugar and Spice."
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E.
Unashamed
"Unashamed" is a song by Whitney Houston from her 2002 studio album "Just Whitney."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Disgrace Target entity description: Disgrace is a critically acclaimed novel by South African writer J. M. Coetzee that explores themes of power, shame, and post-apartheid social tensions through the downfall of a disgraced professor.
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A.
The Offence
The Offence is a 1973 British psychological crime drama film directed by Sidney Lumet and starring Sean Connery as a troubled detective confronting his own violent nature.
-
B.
A Dry White Season
A Dry White Season is a 1989 anti-apartheid drama film set in South Africa, based on André Brink’s novel, that explores racial injustice through the story of a white teacher who investigates the death of a Black friend in police custody.
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C.
Indignation
Indignation is a 2008 novel by Philip Roth that follows a young man’s coming-of-age and clash with authority at a conservative college during the Korean War era.
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D.
The Cryan' Shames
The Cryan' Shames were a 1960s American rock band from Illinois known for their melodic, harmony-rich pop and regional hits like "Sugar and Spice."
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E.
Unashamed
"Unashamed" is a song by Whitney Houston from her 2002 studio album "Just Whitney."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
Disgrace (2008 film)
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linked to:
Disgrace
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| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| author | J. M. Coetzee ⓘ |
| authorNationality | South African ⓘ |
| awarded | Booker Prize ⓘ |
| awardYear |
1999 Booker Prize
ⓘ
linked to:
Booker Prize
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| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| explores |
abuse of power in academia
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consequences of sexual scandal ⓘ intersections of race, class, and gender ⓘ land ownership tensions ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| genre |
literary fiction
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post-apartheid literature ⓘ psychological novel ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780436204896 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
farm life in rural South Africa
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university ethics ⓘ |
| languageOfFirstPublication | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | contemporary literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | David Lurie ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Lucy Lurie
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Petrus ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 220 ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | university professor ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Secker & Warburg
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Viking Press ⓘ
linked to:
The Viking Press
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| setAfter | end of apartheid in South Africa ⓘ |
| setting |
Cape Town
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Eastern Cape ⓘ post-apartheid South Africa ⓘ |
| structure | novel in prose ⓘ |
| theme |
ethical responsibility
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gender relations ⓘ post-apartheid social tensions ⓘ power ⓘ race relations ⓘ redemption ⓘ sexual misconduct ⓘ shame ⓘ violence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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