The Heart of the Matter
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The Heart of the Matter is a 1948 novel by Graham Greene that explores moral conflict, guilt, and faith through the story of a conflicted British colonial officer in West Africa.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Heart of the Matter canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6898443 — 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: The Heart of the Matter Context triple: [Graham Greene, notableWork, The Heart of the Matter]
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A.
Heart of the Matter
"Heart of the Matter" is a song featured on the album *What About Me*.
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B.
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair is a 1999 romantic drama film, based on Graham Greene’s novel, about a passionate but doomed love affair set in World War II–era London.
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C.
The Divided Heart
The Divided Heart is a 1954 British drama film produced by Michael Balcon that explores the emotional and legal struggle over a young boy claimed by both his adoptive and biological parents in postwar Europe.
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D.
The Undiscovered Country
The Undiscovered Country is an 1880 novel by American realist author William Dean Howells that explores spiritualism, social life, and moral dilemmas in post–Civil War New England.
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E.
The Intrigue
The Intrigue is a famous 1890 painting by Belgian expressionist James Ensor, known for its grotesque masked figures and satirical depiction of bourgeois society.
- 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 Heart of the Matter Target entity description: The Heart of the Matter is a 1948 novel by Graham Greene that explores moral conflict, guilt, and faith through the story of a conflicted British colonial officer in West Africa.
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A.
Heart of the Matter
"Heart of the Matter" is a song featured on the album *What About Me*.
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B.
The End of the Affair
The End of the Affair is a 1999 romantic drama film, based on Graham Greene’s novel, about a passionate but doomed love affair set in World War II–era London.
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C.
The Divided Heart
The Divided Heart is a 1954 British drama film produced by Michael Balcon that explores the emotional and legal struggle over a young boy claimed by both his adoptive and biological parents in postwar Europe.
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D.
The Undiscovered Country
The Undiscovered Country is an 1880 novel by American realist author William Dean Howells that explores spiritualism, social life, and moral dilemmas in post–Civil War New England.
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E.
The Intrigue
The Intrigue is a famous 1890 painting by Belgian expressionist James Ensor, known for its grotesque masked figures and satirical depiction of bourgeois society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| adaptedTo | film ⓘ |
| author | Graham Greene ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Scobie’s struggle between duty, love, and religious conscience ⓘ |
| containsElement |
corruption
ⓘ
love triangle ⓘ religious doubt ⓘ smuggling ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | highly acclaimed ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | George More O’Ferrall ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The End of the Affair ⓘ |
| genre |
Catholic novel
ⓘ
novel ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Father Rank
ⓘ
Helen Rolt ⓘ Louise Scobie ⓘ Yusef ⓘ
linked to:
Yousef
|
| hasISBN | 9780142437996 ⓘ |
| includedIn |
TIME 100 Best English-language Novels from 1923 to 2005
ⓘ
linked to:
Time 100 best English-language novels list
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
modernism
ⓘ
linked to:
Modernism
|
| mainCharacter | Henry Scobie ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of Catholic moral theology
ⓘ
portrayal of a conflicted colonial officer ⓘ |
| openingLocation | a West African port city ⓘ |
| partOf |
Graham Greene’s Catholic novels
ⓘ
linked to:
The Power and the Glory
|
| precededBy | The Power and the Glory ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | British colonial police officer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| publisher | William Heinemann ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| setInRegion | West Africa ⓘ |
| settingType | British colony ⓘ |
| theme |
Catholic faith
ⓘ
adultery ⓘ betrayal ⓘ colonialism ⓘ guilt ⓘ loneliness ⓘ moral conflict ⓘ responsibility ⓘ suicide ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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