Thomas l’Obscur
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Thomas l’Obscur is an experimental, philosophical novel by Maurice Blanchot that explores themes of perception, language, and the dissolution of self through dense, abstract prose.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas l’Obscur canonical | 5 |
| Thomas the Obscure | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7168674 — 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: Thomas l’Obscur Context triple: [Maurice Blanchot, notableWork, Thomas l’Obscur]
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A.
Longshanks
Longshanks is the nickname of King Edward I of England, known for his tall stature, military campaigns in Wales and Scotland, and significant legal and administrative reforms.
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Archibald the Grim
Archibald the Grim was a powerful 14th-century Scottish noble and Lord of Galloway, noted for his military prowess and prominent role in the Douglas family’s rise.
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C.
Henry the Suffering
Henry the Suffering was Henry III of Castile, a late 14th- and early 15th-century king of Castile and León known for his poor health and efforts to strengthen royal authority.
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D.
Robert the Devil
Robert the Devil is the legendary, sinister nickname of Robert I, Duke of Normandy, a medieval ruler and father of William the Conqueror, around whom many dark and fantastical tales developed.
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E.
Leo da Lion
Leo da Lion is a music producer best known for his work on the project "Back to Basics."
- 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: Thomas l’Obscur Target entity description: Thomas l’Obscur is an experimental, philosophical novel by Maurice Blanchot that explores themes of perception, language, and the dissolution of self through dense, abstract prose.
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A.
Longshanks
Longshanks is the nickname of King Edward I of England, known for his tall stature, military campaigns in Wales and Scotland, and significant legal and administrative reforms.
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B.
Archibald the Grim
Archibald the Grim was a powerful 14th-century Scottish noble and Lord of Galloway, noted for his military prowess and prominent role in the Douglas family’s rise.
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C.
Henry the Suffering
Henry the Suffering was Henry III of Castile, a late 14th- and early 15th-century king of Castile and León known for his poor health and efforts to strengthen royal authority.
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D.
Robert the Devil
Robert the Devil is the legendary, sinister nickname of Robert I, Duke of Normandy, a medieval ruler and father of William the Conqueror, around whom many dark and fantastical tales developed.
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E.
Leo da Lion
Leo da Lion is a music producer best known for his work on the project "Back to Basics."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
experimental novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Maurice Blanchot ⓘ |
| authorNationality | French ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| focus |
consciousness
ⓘ
experience of reading ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde literature
ⓘ
experimental literature ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Thomas the Obscure (English translation) ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
Thomas the Obscure
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linked to:
Thomas l’Obscur
|
| hasTranslationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| influenced | literary criticism on Maurice Blanchot ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
French modernism
ⓘ
postwar French literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Thomas ⓘ |
| narrativeMode |
interior monologue
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third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of the limits of language
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influence on post-structuralist thought ⓘ radical narrative experimentation ⓘ |
| philosophicalConcern |
impossibility of transparent communication
ⓘ
relation between language and being ⓘ |
| philosophicalContext |
existentialism
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literary theory ⓘ phenomenology ⓘ |
| publisher | Éditions Gallimard ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Aminadab
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L’Arrêt de mort ⓘ L’Espace littéraire ⓘ |
| setting | largely indeterminate spaces ⓘ |
| style |
abstract prose
ⓘ
dense prose ⓘ fragmentary ⓘ hermetic ⓘ |
| theme |
death
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dissolution of self ⓘ identity ⓘ language ⓘ nothingness ⓘ perception ⓘ reading and interpretation ⓘ subjectivity ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas l’Obscur Description of subject: Thomas l’Obscur is an experimental, philosophical novel by Maurice Blanchot that explores themes of perception, language, and the dissolution of self through dense, abstract prose.
Referenced by (7)
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linked to: Thomas l’Obscur
linked to: Thomas l’Obscur