Willem Brakman
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Willem Brakman was a Dutch novelist known for his experimental, often surreal prose and significant contribution to postwar Dutch literature.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Willem Brakman canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5933080 — 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: Willem Brakman Context triple: [Multatuli Prize, hasAwarded, Willem Brakman]
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A.
Willem Drost
Willem Drost was a Dutch Golden Age painter and etcher known for his Rembrandt-influenced biblical and historical scenes.
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B.
Gerard Moerdijk
Gerard Moerdijk was a prominent South African architect best known for designing monumental public buildings that celebrated Afrikaner heritage.
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C.
Piet Klijnveld
Piet Klijnveld was a Dutch accountant and entrepreneur who co-founded the international professional services firm that later became part of KPMG.
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D.
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst is a Dutch politician and diplomat from the Democrats 66 (D66) party who has served as a government minister and European Commissioner.
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E.
Piet de Jong
Piet de Jong was a Dutch politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1967 to 1971.
- 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: Willem Brakman Target entity description: Willem Brakman was a Dutch novelist known for his experimental, often surreal prose and significant contribution to postwar Dutch literature.
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A.
Willem Drost
Willem Drost was a Dutch Golden Age painter and etcher known for his Rembrandt-influenced biblical and historical scenes.
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B.
Gerard Moerdijk
Gerard Moerdijk was a prominent South African architect best known for designing monumental public buildings that celebrated Afrikaner heritage.
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C.
Piet Klijnveld
Piet Klijnveld was a Dutch accountant and entrepreneur who co-founded the international professional services firm that later became part of KPMG.
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D.
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst
Laurens Jan Brinkhorst is a Dutch politician and diplomat from the Democrats 66 (D66) party who has served as a government minister and European Commissioner.
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E.
Piet de Jong
Piet de Jong was a Dutch politician who served as Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1967 to 1971.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dutch writer
ⓘ
human ⓘ novelist ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
20th century
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post–World War II era ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Constantijn Huygens Prize
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P.C. Hooft Award ⓘ
linked to:
P.C. Hooft Prize
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| countryOfBirth | Netherlands ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Netherlands ⓘ |
| countryOfDeath | Netherlands ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1922-06-13 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2008-05-08 ⓘ |
| familyName | Brakman ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental literature
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novel ⓘ short story ⓘ surrealist prose ⓘ |
| givenName | Willem ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
identity
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memory ⓘ perception of reality ⓘ |
| influenced | postwar Dutch fiction ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Dutch ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
complex narrative structures
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intertextuality ⓘ surreal imagery ⓘ |
| movement | postwar Dutch literature ⓘ |
| name | Willem Brakman ⓘ |
| nationality | Dutch ⓘ |
| notableFor |
experimental prose
ⓘ
surreal narrative style ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De graaf van Den Haag
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Een winterreis ⓘ Het groen van Delvaux ⓘ Het zwart uit de mond van Madame Bovary ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
ⓘ
novelist ⓘ prose writer ⓘ |
| partOf | Dutch literature ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | The Hague ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Enschede ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Willem Brakman Description of subject: Willem Brakman was a Dutch novelist known for his experimental, often surreal prose and significant contribution to postwar Dutch literature.
Referenced by (2)
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