The Old Devils
E288560
The Old Devils is a novel by Kingsley Amis that follows a group of aging friends in Wales, exploring themes of regret, friendship, and the disappointments of late life with dark humor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Old Devils canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2666200 — 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 Old Devils Context triple: [Clive Merrison, notableWork, The Old Devils]
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A.
The Devil's Playground
The Devil's Playground is a 1976 Australian drama film, written and directed by Fred Schepisi, that explores the sexual and spiritual tensions within a Catholic boys' seminary in the 1950s.
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B.
The Black Devil
The Black Devil was the fearsome nickname of Erich Hartmann, the German World War II fighter ace who remains the highest-scoring fighter pilot in history.
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C.
The Devil’s Hand
The Devil’s Hand is a 1961 American horror film about a sinister cult and supernatural forces, notable as one of the genre roles in Linda Christian’s career.
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D.
The Devil Finds Work
The Devil Finds Work is a 1976 book-length essay by James Baldwin that blends memoir, film criticism, and social commentary to examine race, representation, and American cinema.
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E.
The Devil and Miss Prym
The Devil and Miss Prym is a philosophical novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores the nature of good and evil through the moral dilemmas faced by a small village and a young woman.
- 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 Old Devils Target entity description: The Old Devils is a novel by Kingsley Amis that follows a group of aging friends in Wales, exploring themes of regret, friendship, and the disappointments of late life with dark humor.
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A.
The Devil's Playground
The Devil's Playground is a 1976 Australian drama film, written and directed by Fred Schepisi, that explores the sexual and spiritual tensions within a Catholic boys' seminary in the 1950s.
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B.
The Black Devil
The Black Devil was the fearsome nickname of Erich Hartmann, the German World War II fighter ace who remains the highest-scoring fighter pilot in history.
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C.
The Devil’s Hand
The Devil’s Hand is a 1961 American horror film about a sinister cult and supernatural forces, notable as one of the genre roles in Linda Christian’s career.
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D.
The Devil Finds Work
The Devil Finds Work is a 1976 book-length essay by James Baldwin that blends memoir, film criticism, and social commentary to examine race, representation, and American cinema.
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E.
The Devil and Miss Prym
The Devil and Miss Prym is a philosophical novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores the nature of good and evil through the moral dilemmas faced by a small village and a young woman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author |
Sir Kingsley Amis
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingsley Amis
|
| awarded | Booker Prize ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
disappointments of late life
ⓘ
the culture of drinking in Wales ⓘ the effects of fame ⓘ the passage of time ⓘ |
| focusesOn | group of aging friends ⓘ |
| followedBy | Difficulties with Girls ⓘ |
| followsWorkOfAuthor | Stanley and the Women ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ |
| hasAuthor |
Sir Kingsley Amis
ⓘ
surface form:
Kingsley Amis
|
| hasCharacterType |
middle-aged housewife
ⓘ
poet and media personality ⓘ retired academic ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780099461044 ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| languageStyle |
colloquial
ⓘ
ironic ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar British fiction ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Alun Weaver
ⓘ
Charlie ⓘ Muriel ⓘ Rhiannon Weaver ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | dark humor ⓘ |
| notableFor |
portrayal of late middle age
ⓘ
use of sardonic wit ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Kingsley Amis bibliography ⓘ |
| precededBy | Stanley and the Women ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hutchinson ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| settingCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Wales ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
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alcoholism ⓘ disillusionment ⓘ friendship ⓘ marriage ⓘ regret ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: The Old Devils Description of subject: The Old Devils is a novel by Kingsley Amis that follows a group of aging friends in Wales, exploring themes of regret, friendship, and the disappointments of late life with dark humor.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Kingsley Amis
subject surface form:
Tom Courtenay