Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel)

E551170

novel satirical novel

Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is a satirical 2007 novel by Paul Torday that follows a British fisheries expert drawn into a fantastical project to introduce salmon fishing to the deserts of Yemen, exploring politics, faith, and bureaucracy.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel) canonical	6
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen	2

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5743168 — 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: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel)
Context triple: [Simon Beaufoy, adaptedWork, Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel)]

A. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is a 2011 British romantic comedy-drama film about an eccentric project to introduce salmon fishing to the deserts of Yemen, starring Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt.
B. The Fishermen
The Fishermen is a notable mural artwork prominently displayed on Oslo’s former government building Y-blokka, recognized as part of Norway’s modernist public art heritage.
C. Hemingway Adventure
Hemingway Adventure is a travel documentary series in which Michael Palin retraces the life, journeys, and haunts of writer Ernest Hemingway around the world.
D. The Man Who Ploughed the Sea
"The Man Who Ploughed the Sea" is a humorous science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke, told as one of the tall tales in his barroom-story collection *Tales from the White Hart*.
E. The Salmon Trawlers
"The Salmon Trawlers" is a dynamic maritime painting by American artist Armin Hansen, celebrated for its vivid depiction of fishermen and working boats off the California coast.
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: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel)
Target entity description: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is a satirical 2007 novel by Paul Torday that follows a British fisheries expert drawn into a fantastical project to introduce salmon fishing to the deserts of Yemen, exploring politics, faith, and bureaucracy.

A. Salmon Fishing in the Yemen
Salmon Fishing in the Yemen is a 2011 British romantic comedy-drama film about an eccentric project to introduce salmon fishing to the deserts of Yemen, starring Ewan McGregor and Emily Blunt.
B. The Fishermen
The Fishermen is a notable mural artwork prominently displayed on Oslo’s former government building Y-blokka, recognized as part of Norway’s modernist public art heritage.
C. Hemingway Adventure
Hemingway Adventure is a travel documentary series in which Michael Palin retraces the life, journeys, and haunts of writer Ernest Hemingway around the world.
D. The Man Who Ploughed the Sea
"The Man Who Ploughed the Sea" is a humorous science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke, told as one of the tall tales in his barroom-story collection *Tales from the White Hart*.
E. The Salmon Trawlers
"The Salmon Trawlers" is a dynamic maritime painting by American artist Armin Hansen, celebrated for its vivid depiction of fishermen and working boats off the California coast.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	novel ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ
adaptationDirector	Lasse Hallström NERFINISHED ⓘ
adaptationReleaseYear	2011 ⓘ
adaptationStars	Emily Blunt NERFINISHED ⓘ Ewan McGregor NERFINISHED ⓘ Kristin Scott Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ
adaptedAs	Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ
author	Paul Torday NERFINISHED ⓘ
awarded	Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ
awardYear	2007 ⓘ
centralTheme	bureaucracy ⓘ cultural clash ⓘ faith ⓘ idealism vs pragmatism ⓘ international development ⓘ politics ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
genre	comic novel ⓘ political satire ⓘ satire ⓘ
hasCharacter	Harriet Chetwode-Talbot NERFINISHED ⓘ Patricia Maxwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Sheikh Muhammad ibn Zaidi bani Tihama NERFINISHED ⓘ
literaryStyle	deadpan humour ⓘ satirical commentary ⓘ
mainCharacter	Alfred Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ
narrativeForm	epistolary elements ⓘ
narrativePerspective	third-person ⓘ
notableFor	depiction of Middle East–UK relations ⓘ satirical portrayal of government spin ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
plotSummary	A British fisheries expert is recruited to help introduce salmon fishing to the deserts of Yemen. ⓘ
protagonistNationality	British ⓘ
protagonistOccupation	fisheries scientist ⓘ
publicationYear	2007 ⓘ
publisher	Weidenfeld & Nicolson NERFINISHED ⓘ
setting	United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ Yemen NERFINISHED ⓘ
subjectMatter	faith and belief ⓘ government bureaucracy ⓘ international politics ⓘ media manipulation ⓘ salmon fishing ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting	early 21st century ⓘ

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Simon Beaufoy → adaptedWork → Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel) ⓘ

Dr. Alfred Jones → appearsIn → Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel) ⓘ

Dr. Alfred Jones → basedOnWork → Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel) ⓘ

Harriet Chetwode-Talbot → appearsIn → Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel) ⓘ

Harriet Chetwode-Talbot → createdFor → Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel) ⓘ

Sheikh Muhammed → characterIn → Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel) ⓘ

Paul Torday → notableWork → Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel) ⓘ

this entity surface form: Salmon Fishing in the Yemen

Paul Torday → authorOf → Salmon Fishing in the Yemen (novel) ⓘ