The Woman and the Puppet
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The Woman and the Puppet is a 1898 novel by Pierre Louÿs that tells a provocative tale of obsessive desire and manipulation between a Spanish woman and the man infatuated with her.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Woman and the Puppet canonical | 2 |
| The Woman and the Puppet (English translation title) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9293502 — 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 Woman and the Puppet Context triple: [That Obscure Object of Desire, basedOn, The Woman and the Puppet]
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A.
From the Life of the Marionettes
From the Life of the Marionettes is a 1980 psychological drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman that explores the dark inner life and violent impulses of a troubled man.
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B.
Attack of the Puppet People
Attack of the Puppet People is a 1958 American science fiction horror film about a deranged doll-maker who shrinks people to miniature size and keeps them as living dolls.
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C.
Le Joujou du pauvre
Le Joujou du pauvre is a short prose poem by Charles Baudelaire that contrasts the playthings of rich and poor children to explore themes of poverty, envy, and human compassion.
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D.
Lady With the Spinning Head
"Lady With the Spinning Head" is a 1991 U2 song, released as a B-side to "One," that features experimental guitar work and lyrical ideas later developed in several tracks on the album Achtung Baby.
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E.
Wedding of the Painted Doll
"Wedding of the Painted Doll" is a popular 1929 song from the early sound film era, known for its waltz tempo and association with composer Nacio Herb Brown and lyricist Arthur Freed.
- 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 Woman and the Puppet Target entity description: The Woman and the Puppet is a 1898 novel by Pierre Louÿs that tells a provocative tale of obsessive desire and manipulation between a Spanish woman and the man infatuated with her.
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A.
From the Life of the Marionettes
From the Life of the Marionettes is a 1980 psychological drama film directed by Ingmar Bergman that explores the dark inner life and violent impulses of a troubled man.
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B.
Attack of the Puppet People
Attack of the Puppet People is a 1958 American science fiction horror film about a deranged doll-maker who shrinks people to miniature size and keeps them as living dolls.
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C.
Le Joujou du pauvre
Le Joujou du pauvre is a short prose poem by Charles Baudelaire that contrasts the playthings of rich and poor children to explore themes of poverty, envy, and human compassion.
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D.
Lady With the Spinning Head
"Lady With the Spinning Head" is a 1991 U2 song, released as a B-side to "One," that features experimental guitar work and lyrical ideas later developed in several tracks on the album Achtung Baby.
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E.
Wedding of the Painted Doll
"Wedding of the Painted Doll" is a popular 1929 song from the early sound film era, known for its waltz tempo and association with composer Nacio Herb Brown and lyricist Arthur Freed.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Pierre Louÿs ⓘ |
| basedOn | earlier literary and folkloric traditions about fatal women ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| genre |
erotic literature
ⓘ
novel of passion ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
La Femme et le Pantin (1928 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
La Femme et le Pantin
La Femme et le Pantin (1959 film) ⓘ
linked to:
La Femme et le Pantin (1898 novel)
That Obscure Object of Desire (1977 film) ⓘ
linked to:
That Obscure Object of Desire
The Devil Is a Woman (1935 film) ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | femme fatale ⓘ |
| hasFemaleProtagonist |
Concha Pérez
ⓘ
linked to:
Concha Perez
|
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryDevice |
symbolism of puppetry and control
ⓘ
unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| hasMaleProtagonist | Don Mateo Díaz ⓘ |
| hasMoralQuestion | limits of desire and control in love ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
emotional cruelty
ⓘ
masochistic desire ⓘ sexual jealousy ⓘ |
| hasTranslation |
The Woman and the Puppet (English translation title)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Woman and the Puppet
|
| influencedWork |
That Obscure Object of Desire (1977 film)
ⓘ
linked to:
That Obscure Object of Desire
|
| literaryMovement | fin de siècle literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Concha Pérez
ⓘ
linked to:
Concha Perez
Don Mateo Díaz ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on European cinema
ⓘ
portrayal of erotic power struggle ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La Femme et le Pantin ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Paris ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1898 ⓘ |
| publisher | Librairie Charpentier et Fasquelle ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Spain ⓘ |
| theme |
manipulation
ⓘ
obsessive desire ⓘ power dynamics in relationships ⓘ seduction ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 19th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Woman and the Puppet Description of subject: The Woman and the Puppet is a 1898 novel by Pierre Louÿs that tells a provocative tale of obsessive desire and manipulation between a Spanish woman and the man infatuated with her.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Woman and the Puppet