Alain Robbe-Grillet
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Alain Robbe-Grillet was a French novelist and filmmaker, a leading figure of the Nouveau Roman (New Novel) literary movement known for his experimental narrative techniques and influential theoretical writings.
All labels observed (1)
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| Alain Robbe-Grillet canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5593768 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alain Robbe-Grillet Context triple: [Les Éditions de Minuit, publishedAuthor, Alain Robbe-Grillet]
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Jean Tournier
Jean Tournier was a French cinematographer known for his work on notable films including the political thriller "The Day of the Jackal."
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B.
Maurice Blanchot
Maurice Blanchot was a French writer, philosopher, and literary theorist known for his influential reflections on literature, language, and the experience of absence and death.
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C.
Michel Tapié
Michel Tapié was a French art critic and curator known for championing Art Informel and promoting avant-garde abstract artists in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Roland Barthes
Roland Barthes was a French literary theorist, philosopher, and semiotician known for his influential analyses of texts, images, and cultural myths in works such as "Mythologies" and "Camera Lucida."
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E.
André Malraux
André Malraux was a prominent 20th-century French novelist, art theorist, and statesman closely associated with Charles de Gaulle and known for his influential role in shaping modern French cultural policy.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alain Robbe-Grillet Target entity description: Alain Robbe-Grillet was a French novelist and filmmaker, a leading figure of the Nouveau Roman (New Novel) literary movement known for his experimental narrative techniques and influential theoretical writings.
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A.
Jean Tournier
Jean Tournier was a French cinematographer known for his work on notable films including the political thriller "The Day of the Jackal."
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B.
Maurice Blanchot
Maurice Blanchot was a French writer, philosopher, and literary theorist known for his influential reflections on literature, language, and the experience of absence and death.
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C.
Michel Tapié
Michel Tapié was a French art critic and curator known for championing Art Informel and promoting avant-garde abstract artists in the mid-20th century.
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D.
Roland Barthes
Roland Barthes was a French literary theorist, philosopher, and semiotician known for his influential analyses of texts, images, and cultural myths in works such as "Mythologies" and "Camera Lucida."
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E.
André Malraux
André Malraux was a prominent 20th-century French novelist, art theorist, and statesman closely associated with Charles de Gaulle and known for his influential role in shaping modern French cultural policy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
filmmaker
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human ⓘ literary theorist ⓘ member of the Académie française ⓘ novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| cause of death | heart failure ⓘ |
| country of citizenship | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| date of birth | 1922-08-18 ⓘ |
| date of death | 2008-02-18 ⓘ |
| director of |
Glissements progressifs du plaisir
NERFINISHED
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L’Eden et après NERFINISHED ⓘ L’Homme qui ment NERFINISHED ⓘ L’Immortelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Trans-Europ-Express NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| educated at | Lycée Saint-Louis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elected to | Académie française NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Robbe-Grillet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental literature
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postmodern literature ⓘ |
| givenName | Alain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| influenced by | Nouveau Roman movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| known for |
innovative narrative techniques
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theoretical writings on the novel ⓘ |
| language of expression | French ⓘ |
| member of | Académie française NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
New Novel
NERFINISHED
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Nouveau Roman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Alain Robbe-Grillet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notable work |
Dans le labyrinthe
NERFINISHED
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La Jalousie NERFINISHED ⓘ La Maison de rendez-vous NERFINISHED ⓘ Le Voyeur NERFINISHED ⓘ Les Gommes NERFINISHED ⓘ L’Année dernière à Marienbad NERFINISHED ⓘ Pour un nouveau roman NERFINISHED ⓘ Projet pour une révolution à New York NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
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film director ⓘ novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| place of birth |
Brest
NERFINISHED
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Finistère NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| place of death |
Caen
NERFINISHED
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Calvados NERFINISHED ⓘ France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| screenwriter of | L’Année dernière à Marienbad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sex or gender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Catherine Robbe-Grillet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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