The Green Man
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The Green Man is a 1969 comic ghost story novel by British author Kingsley Amis that blends supernatural horror with darkly humorous exploration of middle-aged angst and skepticism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Green Man canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8510229 — 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 Green Man Context triple: [Kingsley Amis, notableWork, The Green Man]
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A.
The Green Man
The Green Man is a traditional English pub located in the village of Grantchester near Cambridge.
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B.
Green Man
Green Man is the bizarre, full-body green spandex persona adopted by Charlie Kelly in the TV show "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," often used for chaotic and comedic antics.
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C.
Green Man
Green Man is the debut solo album by English singer-songwriter Mark Owen, best known as a member of the pop group Take That.
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D.
The Black Bull
The Black Bull was the distinctive nickname and emblem of the British Army’s 11th Armoured Division, a famed World War II armoured formation.
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E.
The Sheaf
The Sheaf is a late abstract mural-sized work by Henri Matisse, created using his signature cut-out technique and characterized by bold, colorful leaf-like forms.
- 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 Green Man Target entity description: The Green Man is a 1969 comic ghost story novel by British author Kingsley Amis that blends supernatural horror with darkly humorous exploration of middle-aged angst and skepticism.
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A.
The Green Man
The Green Man is a traditional English pub located in the village of Grantchester near Cambridge.
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B.
Green Man
Green Man is the bizarre, full-body green spandex persona adopted by Charlie Kelly in the TV show "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia," often used for chaotic and comedic antics.
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C.
Green Man
Green Man is the debut solo album by English singer-songwriter Mark Owen, best known as a member of the pop group Take That.
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D.
The Black Bull
The Black Bull was the distinctive nickname and emblem of the British Army’s 11th Armoured Division, a famed World War II armoured formation.
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E.
The Sheaf
The Sheaf is a late abstract mural-sized work by Henri Matisse, created using his signature cut-out technique and characterized by bold, colorful leaf-like forms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic ghost story
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | The Green Man (1990 BBC television film) ⓘ |
| adaptedAsTelevision | The Green Man (1990 BBC television film) ⓘ |
| author |
Kingsley Amis
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linked to:
Sir Kingsley Amis
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| centralTheme |
alcoholism
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death and mortality ⓘ faith and unbelief ⓘ middle-aged angst ⓘ sexual desire and infidelity ⓘ skepticism about the supernatural ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| coverArtist | Janet Halverson ⓘ |
| explores |
conflict between rationalism and belief in the supernatural
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male midlife crisis ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Amy Allington
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Diana Allington ⓘ Maurice Allington ⓘ the ghost of Thomas Underhill ⓘ |
| featuresSupernaturalElement |
demonic or pagan entity
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ghostly apparitions ⓘ haunted inn ⓘ |
| followedBy | Girl, 20 ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
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dark comedy ⓘ ghost story ⓘ horror fiction ⓘ supernatural fiction ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStyle |
blend of horror and comedy
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realist narrative with supernatural elements ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
encounters with a malevolent spirit
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haunting of a country inn ⓘ sexual intrigue among middle-aged characters ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century British literature ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
combining supernatural horror with social comedy
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portrayal of a flawed, unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| partOf | Kingsley Amis bibliography ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Anti-Death League ⓘ |
| protagonist | Maurice Allington ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1969 ⓘ |
| publisher | Jonathan Cape ⓘ |
| settingLocation | English countryside ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationStarring | Albert Finney ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly humorous
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satirical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Green Man Description of subject: The Green Man is a 1969 comic ghost story novel by British author Kingsley Amis that blends supernatural horror with darkly humorous exploration of middle-aged angst and skepticism.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.