The Savage Day
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The Savage Day is a 1972 thriller novel by Jack Higgins set amid the violence of the Northern Ireland Troubles, blending espionage, action, and moral ambiguity.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Savage Day canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3794165 — 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 Savage Day Context triple: [Jack Higgins, notableWork, The Savage Day]
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A.
Savages
Savages is a 2012 crime thriller film directed by Oliver Stone, based on Don Winslow’s novel, about two marijuana growers whose lives spiral into violence after they clash with a Mexican drug cartel.
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B.
The Savages
The Savages is a 2007 dark comedy-drama film about adult siblings caring for their ailing father, starring Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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C.
The Day
"The Day" is an R&B album by American singer-songwriter and producer Babyface, showcasing his smooth vocals and signature romantic ballads.
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D.
The Day
"The Day" is a track by hip-hop band The Roots from their critically acclaimed album "How I Got Over."
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E.
Savage Sleep
Savage Sleep is a mid-20th-century novel by Millen Brand that explores psychological themes through its portrayal of mental illness and institutional life.
- 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 Savage Day Target entity description: The Savage Day is a 1972 thriller novel by Jack Higgins set amid the violence of the Northern Ireland Troubles, blending espionage, action, and moral ambiguity.
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A.
Savages
Savages is a 2012 crime thriller film directed by Oliver Stone, based on Don Winslow’s novel, about two marijuana growers whose lives spiral into violence after they clash with a Mexican drug cartel.
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B.
The Savages
The Savages is a 2007 dark comedy-drama film about adult siblings caring for their ailing father, starring Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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C.
The Day
"The Day" is an R&B album by American singer-songwriter and producer Babyface, showcasing his smooth vocals and signature romantic ballads.
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D.
The Day
"The Day" is a track by hip-hop band The Roots from their critically acclaimed album "How I Got Over."
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E.
Savage Sleep
Savage Sleep is a mid-20th-century novel by Millen Brand that explores psychological themes through its portrayal of mental illness and institutional life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
thriller novel ⓘ |
| author | Jack Higgins ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
espionage fiction
ⓘ
political thriller ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeEdition |
hardcover edition
ⓘ
paperback edition ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Breen
ⓘ
Colonel Harry Munro ⓘ Norah ⓘ O’Moore ⓘ
surface form:
O’More
Simon Vaughan ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780006132540 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Simon Vaughan ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasNotableElement |
ambiguous hero
ⓘ
blend of espionage and war story ⓘ real-world political backdrop ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistBackground | former British Army officer ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistOccupation | soldier of fortune ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTone |
dark
ⓘ
gritty ⓘ |
| isAbout |
British Army in Northern Ireland
ⓘ
Irish Republican Army ⓘ covert operations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorCareerPhase | early Jack Higgins thrillers ⓘ |
| plotFocus |
British intelligence operations
ⓘ
Irish republican paramilitaries ⓘ arms smuggling ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1972 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Collins Educational
ⓘ
surface form:
Collins
|
| setting |
Northern Ireland
ⓘ
The Troubles ⓘ |
| theme |
betrayal
ⓘ
loyalty ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ political violence ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting |
early 1970s
ⓘ
late 1960s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Savage Day Description of subject: The Savage Day is a 1972 thriller novel by Jack Higgins set amid the violence of the Northern Ireland Troubles, blending espionage, action, and moral ambiguity.
Referenced by (3)
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