Homo Faber
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Homo Faber is a 1957 existential novel by Swiss author Max Frisch that follows a rational engineer whose ordered worldview unravels through a series of tragic coincidences and revelations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Homo Faber canonical | 7 |
| Homo Faber universe | 1 |
| Homo faber | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T767517 — 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: Homo Faber Context triple: [Max Frisch, notableWork, Homo Faber]
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A.
Het Hogeland
Het Hogeland is a coastal municipality in the northern Netherlands known for its open landscapes, historic villages, and Wadden Sea shoreline.
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B.
The Confessions of Felix Krull
The Confessions of Felix Krull is a picaresque novel by Thomas Mann that humorously chronicles the rise of a charming con artist through society by means of deception and role‑playing.
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C.
Veronika Decides to Die
Veronika Decides to Die is a philosophical novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that follows a young woman’s transformative journey after a failed suicide attempt in a mental institution, exploring themes of madness, freedom, and the meaning of life.
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D.
Cat's Eye
Cat's Eye is a psychologically rich novel by Margaret Atwood that explores memory, identity, and the lasting impact of childhood friendships and bullying on an adult woman artist.
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E.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
- 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: Homo Faber Target entity description: Homo Faber is a 1957 existential novel by Swiss author Max Frisch that follows a rational engineer whose ordered worldview unravels through a series of tragic coincidences and revelations.
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A.
Het Hogeland
Het Hogeland is a coastal municipality in the northern Netherlands known for its open landscapes, historic villages, and Wadden Sea shoreline.
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B.
The Confessions of Felix Krull
The Confessions of Felix Krull is a picaresque novel by Thomas Mann that humorously chronicles the rise of a charming con artist through society by means of deception and role‑playing.
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C.
Veronika Decides to Die
Veronika Decides to Die is a philosophical novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that follows a young woman’s transformative journey after a failed suicide attempt in a mental institution, exploring themes of madness, freedom, and the meaning of life.
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D.
Cat's Eye
Cat's Eye is a psychologically rich novel by Margaret Atwood that explores memory, identity, and the lasting impact of childhood friendships and bullying on an adult woman artist.
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E.
Mens et Manus
Mens et Manus is the Latin motto of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, expressing the union of mind and hand in the pursuit of knowledge and practical application.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
existential novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Volker Schlöndorff ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| adaptationType | film ⓘ |
| author | Max Frisch ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| genre |
existentialism
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philosophical fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Voyager ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | 20th-century existential literature ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9783518368026 ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
airplane travel
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fatal illness ⓘ incest ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| hasPublisher | Suhrkamp Verlag ⓘ |
| includedIn | 20th-century Swiss literature canon ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Walter Faber ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of technological rationality
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use of coincidence as narrative device ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Homo Faber
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Homo faber
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| protagonistOccupation | engineer ⓘ |
| protagonistWorldview | rationalist ⓘ |
| publicationForm | novel ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1957 ⓘ |
| setting |
Europe
ⓘ
Latin America ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| structure | retrospective confession ⓘ |
| theme |
chance and coincidence
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existential crisis ⓘ guilt ⓘ identity ⓘ rationalism versus fate ⓘ technology and modernity ⓘ tragedy ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Latin for "man the maker" ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Homo Faber Description of subject: Homo Faber is a 1957 existential novel by Swiss author Max Frisch that follows a rational engineer whose ordered worldview unravels through a series of tragic coincidences and revelations.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Max Frisch
this entity surface form:
Homo faber
this entity surface form:
Homo Faber universe