La Loi du talion
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La Loi du talion is a French science fiction novel by Gérard Klein, known for its exploration of justice, revenge, and moral ambiguity in a speculative future setting.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| La Loi du talion canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9481669 — 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: La Loi du talion Context triple: [Gerard Klein, notableWork, La Loi du talion]
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A.
La Justice
La Justice is a philosophical poem by French writer and Nobel laureate Sully Prudhomme that explores themes of law, morality, and the nature of justice.
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B.
The Judgment
"The Judgment" is a short story by Franz Kafka that explores themes of authority, guilt, and the fraught relationship between a son and his domineering father.
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C.
Marche au supplice
Marche au supplice is the dramatic fourth movement of Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, depicting the protagonist’s opium-induced vision of his own march to the guillotine.
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D.
L’Arrêt de mort
L’Arrêt de mort is a short, experimental 1948 novella by French writer and philosopher Maurice Blanchot that blends narrative and philosophical reflection on death, absence, and the limits of language.
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E.
L’Expiation
L’Expiation is a major poem by Victor Hugo, included in his collection *Les Châtiments*, that powerfully denounces Napoleon III and reflects on guilt, punishment, and moral reckoning in French history.
- 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: La Loi du talion Target entity description: La Loi du talion is a French science fiction novel by Gérard Klein, known for its exploration of justice, revenge, and moral ambiguity in a speculative future setting.
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A.
La Justice
La Justice is a philosophical poem by French writer and Nobel laureate Sully Prudhomme that explores themes of law, morality, and the nature of justice.
-
B.
The Judgment
"The Judgment" is a short story by Franz Kafka that explores themes of authority, guilt, and the fraught relationship between a son and his domineering father.
-
C.
Marche au supplice
Marche au supplice is the dramatic fourth movement of Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie fantastique, depicting the protagonist’s opium-induced vision of his own march to the guillotine.
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D.
L’Arrêt de mort
L’Arrêt de mort is a short, experimental 1948 novella by French writer and philosopher Maurice Blanchot that blends narrative and philosophical reflection on death, absence, and the limits of language.
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E.
L’Expiation
L’Expiation is a major poem by Victor Hugo, included in his collection *Les Châtiments*, that powerfully denounces Napoleon III and reflects on guilt, punishment, and moral reckoning in French history.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Gérard Klein ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Gérard Klein ⓘ |
| exploresConcept |
consequences of violence
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ethics of revenge ⓘ legal systems in speculative futures ⓘ retributive justice ⓘ |
| genre |
science fiction
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speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | French ⓘ |
| hasMoralFocus |
moral ambiguity in justice
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tension between law and vengeance ⓘ |
| hasTitle | La Loi du talion ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| literaryTradition | French science fiction ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
justice
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moral ambiguity ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | novel ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| setting |
future
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speculative future society ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| workType | novel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: La Loi du talion Description of subject: La Loi du talion is a French science fiction novel by Gérard Klein, known for its exploration of justice, revenge, and moral ambiguity in a speculative future setting.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.