The Cry of the Owl
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The Cry of the Owl is a psychological suspense novel by Patricia Highsmith that explores obsession, voyeurism, and moral ambiguity through a dark, unsettling narrative.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Le Cri du hibou | 1 |
| The Cry of the Owl canonical | 1 |
| The Cry of the Owl (1987 film) | 1 |
| The Cry of the Owl (2009 film) | 1 |
| The Cry of the Owl (novel) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8801127 — 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 Cry of the Owl Context triple: [Patricia Highsmith, notableWork, The Cry of the Owl]
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A.
The Daughter of Owls
The Daughter of Owls is a short, atmospheric fantasy story by Neil Gaiman that blends folklore and dark fairy-tale elements.
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B.
The Eye of the Heron
The Eye of the Heron is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that explores themes of nonviolence, colonialism, and social resistance on a distant planet.
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C.
The Fallen Sparrow
The Fallen Sparrow is a 1943 American film noir thriller about a traumatized Spanish Civil War veteran entangled in a Nazi espionage plot in New York City.
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D.
Court of Birds
Court of Birds is a picturesque, Spanish-style courtyard within the historic Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, known for its ornate architecture, tranquil ambiance, and decorative bird-themed features.
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E.
The Tree of Crows
The Tree of Crows is a Romantic-era landscape painting by Caspar David Friedrich, depicting a stark, gnarled tree silhouetted against a dramatic sky to evoke themes of melancholy and mortality.
- 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 Cry of the Owl Target entity description: The Cry of the Owl is a psychological suspense novel by Patricia Highsmith that explores obsession, voyeurism, and moral ambiguity through a dark, unsettling narrative.
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A.
The Daughter of Owls
The Daughter of Owls is a short, atmospheric fantasy story by Neil Gaiman that blends folklore and dark fairy-tale elements.
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B.
The Eye of the Heron
The Eye of the Heron is a science fiction novel by Ursula K. Le Guin that explores themes of nonviolence, colonialism, and social resistance on a distant planet.
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C.
The Fallen Sparrow
The Fallen Sparrow is a 1943 American film noir thriller about a traumatized Spanish Civil War veteran entangled in a Nazi espionage plot in New York City.
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D.
Court of Birds
Court of Birds is a picturesque, Spanish-style courtyard within the historic Mission Inn Hotel & Spa, known for its ornate architecture, tranquil ambiance, and decorative bird-themed features.
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E.
The Tree of Crows
The Tree of Crows is a Romantic-era landscape painting by Caspar David Friedrich, depicting a stark, gnarled tree silhouetted against a dramatic sky to evoke themes of melancholy and mortality.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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psychological suspense novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
The Cry of the Owl (1987 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Cry of the Owl
The Cry of the Owl (2009 film) ⓘ
linked to:
The Cry of the Owl
|
| adaptationType | feature film ⓘ |
| adaptedFrom |
The Cry of the Owl (novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Cry of the Owl
|
| author | Patricia Highsmith ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| followedBy | The Two Faces of January ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological thriller
ⓘ
suspense fiction ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
false accusation
ⓘ
mental instability ⓘ stalking ⓘ |
| hasTone |
dark
ⓘ
unsettling ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | crime fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Gregg Winters
ⓘ
Jenny Thierolf ⓘ Robert Forester ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOfBibliographyOf | Patricia Highsmith ⓘ |
| precededBy | This Sweet Sickness ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| publisher | J. B. Lippincott & Co. ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
ⓘ
moral ambiguity ⓘ obsession ⓘ violence ⓘ voyeurism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Cry of the Owl Description of subject: The Cry of the Owl is a psychological suspense novel by Patricia Highsmith that explores obsession, voyeurism, and moral ambiguity through a dark, unsettling narrative.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Cry of the Owl
linked to: The Cry of the Owl
linked to: The Cry of the Owl
linked to: The Cry of the Owl