Die Blechtrommel
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Die Blechtrommel is a landmark 1959 novel by German author Günter Grass that follows the surreal, darkly satirical life of Oskar Matzerath, a boy who refuses to grow as he witnesses the rise of Nazism and the turmoil of 20th-century Europe.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Die Blechtrommel canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6827196 — 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: Die Blechtrommel Context triple: [The Tin Drum, originalTitle, Die Blechtrommel]
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A.
The Sound of Drums
"The Sound of Drums" is a 2007 Doctor Who television episode that reintroduces the Master as a central villain and sets up the series three finale.
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B.
Hohe Acht
Hohe Acht is the highest peak in Germany’s Eifel region, known for its volcanic origins and panoramic views.
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C.
She Bangs the Drums
"She Bangs the Drums" is a seminal indie rock song by The Stone Roses, celebrated as one of the defining tracks of the late-1980s Madchester scene.
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D.
Unternehmen Paukenschlag
Unternehmen Paukenschlag was the German World War II U-boat campaign against Allied shipping off the east coast of North America in early 1942, intended to disrupt transatlantic supply lines.
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E.
Land of a Million Drums
"Land of a Million Drums" is a hip hop song by OutKast featuring Killer Mike and Sleepy Brown, best known for appearing on the 2002 Scooby-Doo film soundtrack.
- 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: Die Blechtrommel Target entity description: Die Blechtrommel is a landmark 1959 novel by German author Günter Grass that follows the surreal, darkly satirical life of Oskar Matzerath, a boy who refuses to grow as he witnesses the rise of Nazism and the turmoil of 20th-century Europe.
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A.
The Sound of Drums
"The Sound of Drums" is a 2007 Doctor Who television episode that reintroduces the Master as a central villain and sets up the series three finale.
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B.
Hohe Acht
Hohe Acht is the highest peak in Germany’s Eifel region, known for its volcanic origins and panoramic views.
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C.
She Bangs the Drums
"She Bangs the Drums" is a seminal indie rock song by The Stone Roses, celebrated as one of the defining tracks of the late-1980s Madchester scene.
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D.
Unternehmen Paukenschlag
Unternehmen Paukenschlag was the German World War II U-boat campaign against Allied shipping off the east coast of North America in early 1942, intended to disrupt transatlantic supply lines.
-
E.
Land of a Million Drums
"Land of a Million Drums" is a hip hop song by OutKast featuring Killer Mike and Sleepy Brown, best known for appearing on the 2002 Scooby-Doo film soundtrack.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Volker Schlöndorff ⓘ |
| adaptationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| author | Günter Grass ⓘ |
| awarded | Nobel Prize in Literature citation work ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
absurdity of war
ⓘ
coming of age ⓘ guilt and responsibility ⓘ individual complicity in totalitarianism ⓘ memory and history ⓘ rise of Nazism ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Agnes Matzerath
ⓘ
linked to:
Oskar Matzerath
Alfred Matzerath ⓘ
linked to:
Oskar Matzerath
Jan Bronski ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Nobel Prize in Literature for Günter Grass
ⓘ
linked to:
Nobel Prize in Literature
|
| controversy | depictions of sexuality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| firstEnglishEditionYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPlace | West Germany ⓘ |
| follows | Oskar Matzerath ⓘ |
| genre |
magic realism
ⓘ
political fiction ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Tin Drum (film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Tin Drum
|
| hasTranslation | The Tin Drum ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Group 47 ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
key work of Vergangenheitsbewältigung
ⓘ
landmark of postwar German literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Oskar Matzerath ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf | Danzig Trilogy ⓘ |
| protagonistCharacteristic |
possesses a piercing scream
ⓘ
refuses to grow physically ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1959 ⓘ |
| publisher | Luchterhand Literaturverlag ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Danzig
ⓘ
linked to:
Gdańsk
Free City of Danzig ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
20th century
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ interwar period ⓘ |
| symbol | tin drum ⓘ |
| symbolismOf |
tin drum as memory and protest
ⓘ
tin drum as resistance to conformity ⓘ |
| translatedInto | English ⓘ |
| translator | Ralph Manheim ⓘ |
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Subject: Die Blechtrommel Description of subject: Die Blechtrommel is a landmark 1959 novel by German author Günter Grass that follows the surreal, darkly satirical life of Oskar Matzerath, a boy who refuses to grow as he witnesses the rise of Nazism and the turmoil of 20th-century Europe.
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