Child 44
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Child 44 is a historical crime thriller novel set in Stalinist Soviet Union, following a disgraced security officer who investigates a series of child murders the state refuses to acknowledge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Child 44 canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4313987 — 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: Child 44 Context triple: [Nikolaj Lie Kaas, notableWork, Child 44]
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A.
The Child Killer
The Child Killer is the nickname of Scottish serial murderer Robert Black, notorious for abducting, sexually assaulting, and killing young girls across the UK during the 1970s and 1980s.
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B.
The Boy Who Knew Too Much
The Boy Who Knew Too Much is the second studio album by British singer-songwriter Mika, known for its theatrical pop sound and catchy, upbeat tracks.
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C.
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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D.
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones is a 2009 supernatural drama film, directed by Peter Jackson and based on Alice Sebold’s novel, that follows a murdered girl watching over her family and killer from the afterlife.
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E.
River Amber
The River Amber is a small river in Derbyshire, England, that flows through the Amber Valley before joining the River Derwent.
- 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: Child 44 Target entity description: Child 44 is a historical crime thriller novel set in Stalinist Soviet Union, following a disgraced security officer who investigates a series of child murders the state refuses to acknowledge.
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A.
The Child Killer
The Child Killer is the nickname of Scottish serial murderer Robert Black, notorious for abducting, sexually assaulting, and killing young girls across the UK during the 1970s and 1980s.
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B.
The Boy Who Knew Too Much
The Boy Who Knew Too Much is the second studio album by British singer-songwriter Mika, known for its theatrical pop sound and catchy, upbeat tracks.
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C.
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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D.
The Lovely Bones
The Lovely Bones is a 2009 supernatural drama film, directed by Peter Jackson and based on Alice Sebold’s novel, that follows a murdered girl watching over her family and killer from the afterlife.
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E.
River Amber
The River Amber is a small river in Derbyshire, England, that flows through the Amber Valley before joining the River Derwent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical crime thriller novel
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs | Child 44 (film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Tom Rob Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
CWA New Blood Dagger
NERFINISHED
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Ian Fleming Steel Dagger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationDirector | Daniel Espinosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationReleaseYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| filmAdaptationStar |
Gary Oldman
NERFINISHED
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Noomi Rapace NERFINISHED ⓘ Tom Hardy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Agent 6
NERFINISHED
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The Secret Speech NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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historical fiction ⓘ mystery novel ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Andrei Chikatilo murders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isbn-13 | 978-1-4165-7170-3 ⓘ |
| literaryAwardShortlist | Man Booker Prize longlist ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Leo Demidov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | investigation of child murders ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | depiction of life under Stalin ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 400 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Leo Demidov series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| plotElement | state denial of serial killings ⓘ |
| protagonistAffiliation | MGB NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | state security officer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Stalinist era ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Soviet Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
individual versus state
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moral responsibility ⓘ state repression ⓘ totalitarianism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Child 44 Description of subject: Child 44 is a historical crime thriller novel set in Stalinist Soviet Union, following a disgraced security officer who investigates a series of child murders the state refuses to acknowledge.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.