The Thief and the Dogs
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The Thief and the Dogs is a 1961 existential and psychological novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that follows a recently released thief seeking revenge in post-revolutionary Cairo.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Thief and the Dogs canonical | 8 |
| novel The Thief and the Dogs | 1 |
| اللص والكلاب | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T190865 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Thief and the Dogs Context triple: [Naguib Mahfouz, notableWork, The Thief and the Dogs]
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House with the Heads
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The Traitor
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The Twelve
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The Great Commoner
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The Backbone of Night
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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 Thief and the Dogs Target entity description: The Thief and the Dogs is a 1961 existential and psychological novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that follows a recently released thief seeking revenge in post-revolutionary Cairo.
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A.
House with the Heads
House with the Heads is a historic canal house in Amsterdam, renowned for its ornate façade adorned with sculpted heads and its significance in the city’s architectural heritage.
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B.
The Traitor
*The Traitor* is a 1630s Jacobean revenge tragedy by James Shirley, known for its intricate court intrigue, moral ambiguity, and exploration of political betrayal.
-
C.
The Twelve
The Twelve is a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible, often treated as a single unified work within the Minor Prophets.
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D.
The Great Commoner
The Great Commoner was the popular nickname of William Pitt the Elder, a prominent 18th-century British statesman celebrated for his leadership during the Seven Years' War and his advocacy for parliamentary reform.
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E.
The Backbone of Night
"The Backbone of Night" is an episode of the science documentary series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage" in which Carl Sagan explores humanity’s evolving understanding of the Milky Way and our place in the universe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
existential novel
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novel ⓘ psychological novel ⓘ |
| adaptation |
film adaptation
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stage adaptation ⓘ television adaptation ⓘ |
| author | Naguib Mahfouz ⓘ |
| authorAward | Nobel Prize in Literature ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Egyptian ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
protagonist versus self
ⓘ
protagonist versus society ⓘ |
| containsCharacter |
Nabawiyya
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Nur ⓘ Rauf Ilwan ⓘ Sana ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Egypt ⓘ |
| depictsEvent | aftermath of the 1952 Egyptian Revolution ⓘ |
| EnglishTitle | The Thief and the Dogs self-link ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | serialized novel ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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existential fiction ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | yes ⓘ |
| languageScript | Arabic script ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Arabic modernist literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | major work of Naguib Mahfouz ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Said Mahran ⓘ |
| motif |
dogs as symbols of betrayal
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surveillance and pursuit ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | stream of consciousness ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Arabic ⓘ |
| placeInAuthorOeuvre | early post-revolution phase of Mahfouz's career ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | thief ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| publisherCountry | Egypt ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Egypt ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Cairo ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post-revolutionary Egypt ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
alienation
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betrayal ⓘ disillusionment after revolution ⓘ existentialism ⓘ revenge ⓘ social injustice ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: The Thief and the Dogs Description of subject: The Thief and the Dogs is a 1961 existential and psychological novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that follows a recently released thief seeking revenge in post-revolutionary Cairo.
Referenced by (10)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
novel The Thief and the Dogs
this entity surface form:
اللص والكلاب