The Blunderer
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The Blunderer is a psychological crime novel by Patricia Highsmith that follows an ostensibly ordinary man whose poor decisions entangle him in suspicion and moral decay after his wife's death.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Blunderer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8801124 — 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 Blunderer Context triple: [Patricia Highsmith, notableWork, The Blunderer]
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A.
The Debacle
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B.
His Accidency
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C.
The Troubled Man
The Troubled Man is a crime novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell, featuring detective Kurt Wallander in a politically tinged mystery involving Cold War secrets and personal turmoil.
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D.
In Place of Folly
In Place of Folly is a nonfiction book by American editor and peace advocate Norman Cousins that critiques modern society’s reliance on war and irrational policies while arguing for more humane, rational approaches to global problems.
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E.
The Fools
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- 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 Blunderer Target entity description: The Blunderer is a psychological crime novel by Patricia Highsmith that follows an ostensibly ordinary man whose poor decisions entangle him in suspicion and moral decay after his wife's death.
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A.
The Debacle
The Debacle is the English title of Émile Zola’s historical novel depicting the Franco-Prussian War and the fall of the Second French Empire.
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B.
His Accidency
"His Accidency" is a derisive nickname given to John Tyler, the 10th U.S. president, highlighting the controversy over his succession to the presidency after William Henry Harrison's death.
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C.
The Troubled Man
The Troubled Man is a crime novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell, featuring detective Kurt Wallander in a politically tinged mystery involving Cold War secrets and personal turmoil.
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D.
In Place of Folly
In Place of Folly is a nonfiction book by American editor and peace advocate Norman Cousins that critiques modern society’s reliance on war and irrational policies while arguing for more humane, rational approaches to global problems.
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E.
The Fools
The Fools are an American rock band best known for their humorous, irreverent style and novelty-tinged songs that gained regional popularity in the late 1970s and early 1980s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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psychological crime novel ⓘ |
| adaptedIntoFilm |
A Kind of Murder
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Le meurtrier ⓘ
linked to:
The Murderer
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| author | Patricia Highsmith ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| filmAdaptationLanguage |
English
ⓘ
French ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationTitle |
A Kind of Murder
ⓘ
Le meurtrier ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ psychological thriller ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
A Kind of Murder
ⓘ
Le meurtrier ⓘ
linked to:
The Murderer
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| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Walter Stackhouse ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | Patricia Highsmith bibliography ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The novel follows an ostensibly ordinary man whose poor decisions entangle him in suspicion and moral decay after his wife's death. ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | lawyer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| publisher | Coward-McCann ⓘ |
| setting |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| theme |
crime and punishment
ⓘ
guilt ⓘ moral decay ⓘ ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances ⓘ suspicion ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Blunderer Description of subject: The Blunderer is a psychological crime novel by Patricia Highsmith that follows an ostensibly ordinary man whose poor decisions entangle him in suspicion and moral decay after his wife's death.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.