The Immoralist
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The Immoralist is a 1902 novel by André Gide that follows a man’s unsettling pursuit of personal freedom and desire, challenging conventional morality and social norms.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Immoralist canonical | 7 |
| L’Immoraliste | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7012225 — 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 Immoralist Context triple: [André Gide, notableWork, The Immoralist]
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A.
Le Bon Plaisir
Le Bon Plaisir is a French political comedy-drama film featuring Michel Serrault in a prominent role.
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B.
L'Effrontée
L'Effrontée is a 1985 French coming-of-age drama film directed by Claude Miller, known for its sensitive portrayal of adolescent loneliness and for featuring an acclaimed early performance by Charlotte Gainsbourg.
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C.
Law of Desire
Law of Desire is a 1987 Spanish drama film by Pedro Almodóvar, known for its bold exploration of queer desire, obsession, and melodrama, and for helping establish Antonio Banderas as an international star.
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D.
The Virtuous Sin
The Virtuous Sin is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film starring Walter Huston and Kay Francis, adapted from a Russian play and noted as an early screenwriting credit for Robert Riskin.
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E.
The Great Sinner
"The Great Sinner" is a 1949 American drama film loosely inspired by Dostoevsky’s "The Gambler," known for its exploration of gambling addiction and its ensemble cast including Nina Foch.
- 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 Immoralist Target entity description: The Immoralist is a 1902 novel by André Gide that follows a man’s unsettling pursuit of personal freedom and desire, challenging conventional morality and social norms.
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A.
Le Bon Plaisir
Le Bon Plaisir is a French political comedy-drama film featuring Michel Serrault in a prominent role.
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B.
L'Effrontée
L'Effrontée is a 1985 French coming-of-age drama film directed by Claude Miller, known for its sensitive portrayal of adolescent loneliness and for featuring an acclaimed early performance by Charlotte Gainsbourg.
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C.
Law of Desire
Law of Desire is a 1987 Spanish drama film by Pedro Almodóvar, known for its bold exploration of queer desire, obsession, and melodrama, and for helping establish Antonio Banderas as an international star.
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D.
The Virtuous Sin
The Virtuous Sin is a 1930 American pre-Code romantic drama film starring Walter Huston and Kay Francis, adapted from a Russian play and noted as an early screenwriting credit for Robert Riskin.
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E.
The Great Sinner
"The Great Sinner" is a 1949 American drama film loosely inspired by Dostoevsky’s "The Gambler," known for its exploration of gambling addiction and its ensemble cast including Nina Foch.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | André Gide ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
conflict between social norms and personal authenticity
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individual desire ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ personal freedom ⓘ rejection of conventional morality ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ |
| characterRole | Marceline is Michel’s wife ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| exploresTopic |
colonial context in North Africa
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egoism ⓘ ethics ⓘ illness and recovery ⓘ sexuality ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | France ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
modernist literature
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philosophical novel ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Marceline ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStatus |
canonical modernist text
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classic of French literature ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
English
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multiple world languages ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
decadent literature
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fin de siècle culture ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
French literature
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modernism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Michel ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| notableFor |
challenging traditional morality
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controversial treatment of desire ⓘ portrayal of inner psychological conflict ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
L’Immoraliste
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linked to:
The Immoralist
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| partOfAuthorOeuvre | André Gide’s early major works ⓘ |
| protagonistName | Michel ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | scholar ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1902 ⓘ |
| publisher | Mercure de France ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
France
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North Africa ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPublication | early 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Referenced by (8)
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