The Outsider (1959 book)
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The Outsider (1959 book) is a non-fiction work by Colin Wilson that explores the psychology and philosophy of alienated individuals in modern society.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Outsider (1959 book) Context triple: [The Outsider (1961 film), basedOn, The Outsider (1959 book)]
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The Outsider (1961 film)
The Outsider (1961 film) is a 1961 American war drama about Native American Marine Ira Hayes, one of the flag raisers at Iwo Jima, and his troubled life after World War II.
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The Outsider
"The Outsider" is a classic horror short story by H. P. Lovecraft that follows a lonely, isolated narrator’s grim discovery of his own monstrous nature.
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The Outsider
The Outsider is a 1953 novel by Richard Wright that explores existential alienation, racial tension, and moral crisis through the story of a disillusioned Black intellectual in urban America.
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The Outsider
The Outsider is a mysterious, god-like figure in the Dishonored series who grants supernatural powers to selected individuals and observes the consequences of their actions.
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the Stranger
The Stranger is a mysterious outsider whose arrival in a small village catalyzes the central moral and spiritual conflict in Paulo Coelho’s novel "The Devil and Miss Prym."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Outsider (1959 book) Target entity description: The Outsider (1959 book) is a non-fiction work by Colin Wilson that explores the psychology and philosophy of alienated individuals in modern society.
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A.
The Outsider (1961 film)
The Outsider (1961 film) is a 1961 American war drama about Native American Marine Ira Hayes, one of the flag raisers at Iwo Jima, and his troubled life after World War II.
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B.
The Outsider
"The Outsider" is a classic horror short story by H. P. Lovecraft that follows a lonely, isolated narrator’s grim discovery of his own monstrous nature.
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C.
The Outsider
The Outsider is a 1953 novel by Richard Wright that explores existential alienation, racial tension, and moral crisis through the story of a disillusioned Black intellectual in urban America.
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D.
The Outsider
The Outsider is a mysterious, god-like figure in the Dishonored series who grants supernatural powers to selected individuals and observes the consequences of their actions.
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E.
the Stranger
The Stranger is a mysterious outsider whose arrival in a small village catalyzes the central moral and spiritual conflict in Paulo Coelho’s novel "The Devil and Miss Prym."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
non-fiction book
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philosophical literature ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
analyze the psychology of alienated individuals
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synthesize insights from literature, philosophy, and religion ⓘ |
| author | Colin Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
conflict between individual consciousness and social norms
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search for meaning beyond conventional values ⓘ the outsider as a person who feels estranged from society ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
bestseller in the United Kingdom
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received significant media attention on publication ⓘ |
| discussesAuthor |
Albert Camus
NERFINISHED
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Franz Kafka NERFINISHED ⓘ Fyodor Dostoevsky NERFINISHED ⓘ Hermann Hesse NERFINISHED ⓘ T. S. Eliot NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent van Gogh NERFINISHED ⓘ William Blake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Victor Gollancz Ltd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy | Religion and the Rebel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
existentialism
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philosophy ⓘ psychology ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
existentialist
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phenomenological ⓘ |
| influenced | popular understanding of existentialism in the 1950s ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Friedrich Nietzsche
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Søren Kierkegaard NERFINISHED ⓘ existentialist philosophy ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
isolation of the individual
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possibility of transcendence beyond despair ⓘ spiritual and intellectual rebellion ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bringing Colin Wilson early fame
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popularizing existentialist themes in post-war Britain ⓘ |
| partOf | The Outsider Cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| structure | series of literary and philosophical case studies ⓘ |
| subject |
alienation
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existential crisis ⓘ modern society ⓘ outsider figure in literature ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ |
| timePeriodDiscussed | modern era ⓘ |
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