Patrick Modiano
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Patrick Modiano is a French novelist renowned for his haunting explorations of memory, identity, and World War II-era France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Patrick Modiano canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6053079 — 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: Patrick Modiano Context triple: [Prix Goncourt, notableRecipient, Patrick Modiano]
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A.
Claude Simon
Claude Simon was a French novelist and key figure of the Nouveau Roman movement, known for his experimental narrative style and complex, fragmented prose.
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B.
Romain Gary
Romain Gary was a French novelist, diplomat, and aviator renowned for his literary versatility and for being the only author to win the Prix Goncourt twice under different names.
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C.
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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D.
Jean d’Ormesson
Jean d’Ormesson was a prominent French novelist, journalist, and member of the Académie Française known for his elegant, erudite prose and reflections on history and philosophy.
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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.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Patrick Modiano Target entity description: Patrick Modiano is a French novelist renowned for his haunting explorations of memory, identity, and World War II-era France.
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A.
Claude Simon
Claude Simon was a French novelist and key figure of the Nouveau Roman movement, known for his experimental narrative style and complex, fragmented prose.
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B.
Romain Gary
Romain Gary was a French novelist, diplomat, and aviator renowned for his literary versatility and for being the only author to win the Prix Goncourt twice under different names.
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C.
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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D.
Jean d’Ormesson
Jean d’Ormesson was a prominent French novelist, journalist, and member of the Académie Française known for his elegant, erudite prose and reflections on history and philosophy.
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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 (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
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novelist ⓘ screenwriter ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Austrian State Prize for European Literature
NERFINISHED
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Grand prix du roman de l'Académie française NERFINISHED ⓘ Nobel Prize in Literature ⓘ Prix Fénéon NERFINISHED ⓘ Prix Goncourt NERFINISHED ⓘ Prix Marguerite-Duras NERFINISHED ⓘ Prix Paul-Morand NERFINISHED ⓘ Prix Roger-Nimier NERFINISHED ⓘ Prix de la Fondation Pierre de Monaco NERFINISHED ⓘ Prix des libraires NERFINISHED ⓘ Prix mondial Cino Del Duca NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | Jean Patrick Modiano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| child | Zina Modiano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | France ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-07-30 ⓘ |
| familyName | Modiano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre |
autofiction
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historical fiction ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| givenName |
Jean
NERFINISHED
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Patrick NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GoncourtPrizeWork | Rue des boutiques obscures NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| GoncourtPrizeYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| name | Patrick Modiano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeCategory | Literature ⓘ |
| NobelPrizeYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depictions of World War II-era France
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explorations of memory and identity ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Dora Bruder
NERFINISHED
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L'Horizon NERFINISHED ⓘ La Place de l'Étoile NERFINISHED ⓘ Les Boulevards de ceinture NERFINISHED ⓘ Pour que tu ne te perdes pas dans le quartier NERFINISHED ⓘ Quartier perdu NERFINISHED ⓘ Rue des boutiques obscures NERFINISHED ⓘ Un pedigree NERFINISHED ⓘ Villa Triste NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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screenwriter ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Boulogne-Billancourt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Paris ⓘ |
| spouse | Dominique Zehrfuss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writingTheme |
Occupation of France
NERFINISHED
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World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Patrick Modiano Description of subject: Patrick Modiano is a French novelist renowned for his haunting explorations of memory, identity, and World War II-era France.
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