The Master of Petersburg
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The Master of Petersburg is a 1994 novel by J. M. Coetzee that fictionalizes Fyodor Dostoevsky’s time in St. Petersburg, blending political intrigue, grief, and metafictional reflection on authorship.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Master of Petersburg canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Master of Petersburg Context triple: [J. M. Coetzee, notableWork, The Master of Petersburg]
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A.
The End of St. Petersburg
The End of St. Petersburg is a 1927 Soviet silent film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin, renowned for its innovative montage techniques and revolutionary political themes.
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B.
The Prisoner of St. Petersburg
The Prisoner of St. Petersburg is a 1989 Australian drama film directed by Ian Pringle and written by Geoff Burton, following an alienated young man adrift in the streets of West Berlin.
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C.
The Man from St. Petersburg
The Man from St. Petersburg is a historical thriller novel by Ken Follett set on the eve of World War I, involving espionage, political intrigue, and an anarchist plot in Edwardian England.
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D.
The Russian Messenger
The Russian Messenger was a prominent 19th-century Russian literary journal that published major works of Russian literature, including novels by authors such as Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky.
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E.
Prince of the Moskowa
Prince of the Moskowa is a Napoleonic-era French noble title created for Marshal Michel Ney in recognition of his military achievements, particularly at the Battle of the Moskva (Borodino).
- 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: The Master of Petersburg Target entity description: The Master of Petersburg is a 1994 novel by J. M. Coetzee that fictionalizes Fyodor Dostoevsky’s time in St. Petersburg, blending political intrigue, grief, and metafictional reflection on authorship.
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A.
The End of St. Petersburg
The End of St. Petersburg is a 1927 Soviet silent film directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin, renowned for its innovative montage techniques and revolutionary political themes.
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B.
The Prisoner of St. Petersburg
The Prisoner of St. Petersburg is a 1989 Australian drama film directed by Ian Pringle and written by Geoff Burton, following an alienated young man adrift in the streets of West Berlin.
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C.
The Man from St. Petersburg
The Man from St. Petersburg is a historical thriller novel by Ken Follett set on the eve of World War I, involving espionage, political intrigue, and an anarchist plot in Edwardian England.
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D.
The Russian Messenger
The Russian Messenger was a prominent 19th-century Russian literary journal that published major works of Russian literature, including novels by authors such as Leo Tolstoy and Fyodor Dostoevsky.
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E.
Prince of the Moskowa
Prince of the Moskowa is a Napoleonic-era French noble title created for Marshal Michel Ney in recognition of his military achievements, particularly at the Battle of the Moskva (Borodino).
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | J. M. Coetzee ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Fyodor Dostoevsky ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Anna Sergeyevna
ⓘ
Nechaev ⓘ Pavel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | South Africa ⓘ |
| firstPublicationFormat | print ⓘ |
| followedByInCoetzeeBibliography | Disgrace ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
ⓘ
metafiction ⓘ political novel ⓘ psychological novel ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryAwardNomination |
Booker Prize
ⓘ
James Tait Black Memorial Prize ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
Russian revolutionary movement
ⓘ
Tsarist police surveillance ⓘ father–son relationship ⓘ mourning and loss ⓘ writing and creation ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
fictionalization of historical figure
ⓘ
intertextuality ⓘ metafictional reflection ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Fyodor Dostoevsky ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of the ethics of writing about the dead
ⓘ
fictional reimagining of Dostoevsky’s biography ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | about 250 pages ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | works of J. M. Coetzee ⓘ |
| precededByInCoetzeeBibliography | Age of Iron ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1994 ⓘ |
| publisher | Secker & Warburg ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Russia ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Saint Petersburg
ⓘ
linked to:
St. Petersburg
|
| settingPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| theme |
authorship
ⓘ
censorship ⓘ grief ⓘ guilt ⓘ memory ⓘ political intrigue ⓘ revolutionary politics ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | Dostoevsky as “master” of Petersburg ⓘ |
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Subject: The Master of Petersburg Description of subject: The Master of Petersburg is a 1994 novel by J. M. Coetzee that fictionalizes Fyodor Dostoevsky’s time in St. Petersburg, blending political intrigue, grief, and metafictional reflection on authorship.
Referenced by (2)
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