Louis de Bernières
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Louis de Bernières is a British novelist best known for works such as "Captain Corelli’s Mandolin" and the novella "Red Dog," which inspired the film of the same name.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Louis de Bernières canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5148692 — 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: Louis de Bernières Context triple: [Red Dog, basedOnAuthor, Louis de Bernières]
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A.
Sebastian Faulks
Sebastian Faulks is a British novelist best known for his historical and war-themed fiction, including the acclaimed novel "Birdsong."
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B.
William Boyd
William Boyd was an American actor best known for portraying the cowboy hero Hopalong Cassidy in numerous films and early television.
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C.
C.J. Sansom
C.J. Sansom was a British historical crime novelist best known for his bestselling Shardlake series set in Tudor England.
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D.
Louis Bayard
Louis Bayard is an American novelist known for his historical mysteries and literary thrillers, including the novel that inspired "The Pale Blue Eye."
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E.
Ian Byatt
Ian Byatt is a British economist and former water industry regulator, best known for serving as the first Director General of Ofwat, the economic regulator of the water industry in England and Wales.
- 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: Louis de Bernières Target entity description: Louis de Bernières is a British novelist best known for works such as "Captain Corelli’s Mandolin" and the novella "Red Dog," which inspired the film of the same name.
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A.
Sebastian Faulks
Sebastian Faulks is a British novelist best known for his historical and war-themed fiction, including the acclaimed novel "Birdsong."
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B.
William Boyd
William Boyd was an American actor best known for portraying the cowboy hero Hopalong Cassidy in numerous films and early television.
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C.
C.J. Sansom
C.J. Sansom was a British historical crime novelist best known for his bestselling Shardlake series set in Tudor England.
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D.
Louis Bayard
Louis Bayard is an American novelist known for his historical mysteries and literary thrillers, including the novel that inspired "The Pale Blue Eye."
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E.
Ian Byatt
Ian Byatt is a British economist and former water industry regulator, best known for serving as the first Director General of Ofwat, the economic regulator of the water industry in England and Wales.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British writer
ⓘ
human ⓘ novelist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Commonwealth Writers’ Prize for Best Book
NERFINISHED
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Whitbread Novel of the Year Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedIn | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
|
| dateOfBirth | 1954-12-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Bradfield College
NERFINISHED
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Victoria University of Manchester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | de Bernières NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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literary fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWorkAdaptedToFilm |
Captain Corelli’s Mandolin
NERFINISHED
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Red Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Latin American literature
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magic realism ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| name | Louis de Bernières NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Partisan’s Daughter
NERFINISHED
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Birds Without Wings NERFINISHED ⓘ Captain Corelli’s Mandolin NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dust That Falls from Dreams NERFINISHED ⓘ The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman NERFINISHED ⓘ The War of Don Emmanuel’s Nether Parts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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schoolteacher ⓘ short story writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
Woolwich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Norfolk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wrote |
A Partisan’s Daughter
NERFINISHED
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Birds Without Wings NERFINISHED ⓘ Captain Corelli’s Mandolin NERFINISHED ⓘ Notwithstanding: Stories from an English Village NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Dog NERFINISHED ⓘ Señor Vivo and the Coca Lord NERFINISHED ⓘ So Much Life Left Over NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dust That Falls from Dreams NERFINISHED ⓘ The Troublesome Offspring of Cardinal Guzman NERFINISHED ⓘ The War of Don Emmanuel’s Nether Parts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Louis de Bernières Description of subject: Louis de Bernières is a British novelist best known for works such as "Captain Corelli’s Mandolin" and the novella "Red Dog," which inspired the film of the same name.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.