Man's Fate
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Man's Fate is a 1933 existential novel by French writer André Malraux that portrays the failed 1927 communist uprising in Shanghai and explores themes of revolution, fate, and human suffering.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Man's Fate canonical | 2 |
| Man's Fate (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6052969 — 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: Man's Fate Context triple: [La Condition humaine, hasEnglishTitle, Man's Fate]
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A.
Death of a Man
"Death of a Man" is a novel by American writer Kay Boyle that explores the moral and emotional turmoil surrounding the rise of fascism in pre–World War II Europe.
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B.
Fatelessness
Fatelessness is a semi-autobiographical novel by Nobel laureate Imre Kertész that portrays a Hungarian Jewish boy’s harrowing experiences in Nazi concentration camps and his struggle to comprehend them afterward.
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C.
Destiny of a Man
Destiny of a Man is a 1959 Soviet war drama film, directed by and starring Sergei Bondarchuk, that follows a Russian soldier’s harrowing experiences during World War II and his struggle to rebuild his life afterward.
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D.
To the Unknown Man
"To the Unknown Man" is a melodic, synthesizer-driven instrumental piece by Vangelis, noted for its atmospheric, emotive build and enduring popularity in his catalog.
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E.
The Desperate Man
The Desperate Man is a famous early self-portrait by French Realist painter Gustave Courbet, known for its intense, wide-eyed expression and dramatic depiction of psychological turmoil.
- 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: Man's Fate Target entity description: Man's Fate is a 1933 existential novel by French writer André Malraux that portrays the failed 1927 communist uprising in Shanghai and explores themes of revolution, fate, and human suffering.
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A.
Death of a Man
"Death of a Man" is a novel by American writer Kay Boyle that explores the moral and emotional turmoil surrounding the rise of fascism in pre–World War II Europe.
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B.
Fatelessness
Fatelessness is a semi-autobiographical novel by Nobel laureate Imre Kertész that portrays a Hungarian Jewish boy’s harrowing experiences in Nazi concentration camps and his struggle to comprehend them afterward.
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C.
Destiny of a Man
Destiny of a Man is a 1959 Soviet war drama film, directed by and starring Sergei Bondarchuk, that follows a Russian soldier’s harrowing experiences during World War II and his struggle to rebuild his life afterward.
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D.
To the Unknown Man
"To the Unknown Man" is a melodic, synthesizer-driven instrumental piece by Vangelis, noted for its atmospheric, emotive build and enduring popularity in his catalog.
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E.
The Desperate Man
The Desperate Man is a famous early self-portrait by French Realist painter Gustave Courbet, known for its intense, wide-eyed expression and dramatic depiction of psychological turmoil.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | André Malraux ⓘ |
| awarded | Prix Goncourt ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| basedOn | 1927 communist uprising in Shanghai ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
considered one of André Malraux's masterpieces
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regarded as a classic of 20th-century French literature ⓘ |
| englishTranslator | Haakon M. Chevalier ⓘ |
| genre |
existentialist literature
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historical novel ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ political novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Man's Fate (1969 film project by Fred Zinnemann, uncompleted) ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | Man's Fate ⓘ |
| influenced | 20th-century political fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
French existentialism
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linked to:
existentialism
French modernism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
commitment and engagement
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death ⓘ existential freedom ⓘ fate ⓘ human suffering ⓘ political violence ⓘ revolution ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableCharacter |
Clappique
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Ferral ⓘ Gisors ⓘ Katov ⓘ Kyo Gisors ⓘ May ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La Condition humaine ⓘ |
| pageCount | approximately 350 ⓘ |
| partOf | André Malraux's works on revolution ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1933 ⓘ |
| publisher | Gallimard ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1927 ⓘ |
| setInPlace | Shanghai ⓘ |
| subject |
Chinese Revolution
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Communism ⓘ colonialism ⓘ terrorism ⓘ |
| timeOfAction | Chinese Civil War era ⓘ |
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Subject: Man's Fate Description of subject: Man's Fate is a 1933 existential novel by French writer André Malraux that portrays the failed 1927 communist uprising in Shanghai and explores themes of revolution, fate, and human suffering.
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