The Demolished Man
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The Demolished Man is a classic 1953 science fiction novel by Alfred Bester that blends noir crime with telepathy in a future society and is widely regarded as a landmark of the genre.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Demolished Man canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6632685 — 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: The Demolished Man Context triple: [Hugo Award for Best Novel, notableWinner, The Demolished Man]
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A.
The Naked Sun
The Naked Sun is a science fiction mystery novel by Isaac Asimov featuring detective Elijah Baley investigating a murder on the sparsely populated, robot-dominated planet Solaria.
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B.
The Reality Dysfunction
The Reality Dysfunction is a sprawling space opera novel by Peter F. Hamilton that blends hard science fiction with horror elements in a far-future, galaxy-spanning setting.
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C.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land is a landmark science fiction novel that explores themes of religion, sexuality, and cultural alienation through the story of a human raised by Martians who returns to Earth.
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D.
The Caves of Steel
The Caves of Steel is a science fiction detective novel by Isaac Asimov that blends futuristic robotics with a classic murder mystery set in an overpopulated, enclosed megacity.
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E.
The Illustrated Man
The Illustrated Man is a 1951 collection of interconnected science fiction short stories by Ray Bradbury, framed by the eerie premise of a man whose living tattoos foretell the future.
- 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: The Demolished Man Target entity description: The Demolished Man is a classic 1953 science fiction novel by Alfred Bester that blends noir crime with telepathy in a future society and is widely regarded as a landmark of the genre.
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A.
The Naked Sun
The Naked Sun is a science fiction mystery novel by Isaac Asimov featuring detective Elijah Baley investigating a murder on the sparsely populated, robot-dominated planet Solaria.
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B.
The Reality Dysfunction
The Reality Dysfunction is a sprawling space opera novel by Peter F. Hamilton that blends hard science fiction with horror elements in a far-future, galaxy-spanning setting.
-
C.
Stranger in a Strange Land
Stranger in a Strange Land is a landmark science fiction novel that explores themes of religion, sexuality, and cultural alienation through the story of a human raised by Martians who returns to Earth.
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D.
The Caves of Steel
The Caves of Steel is a science fiction detective novel by Isaac Asimov that blends futuristic robotics with a classic murder mystery set in an overpopulated, enclosed megacity.
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E.
The Illustrated Man
The Illustrated Man is a 1951 collection of interconnected science fiction short stories by Ray Bradbury, framed by the eerie premise of a man whose living tattoos foretell the future.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| adaptation | radio adaptation on Dimension X (planned but not produced as aired episode) ⓘ |
| author | Alfred Bester NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Hugo Award for Best Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
crime and detection
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psychological manipulation ⓘ social control ⓘ telepathy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Richard Powers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception |
frequently cited in lists of best science fiction novels
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widely acclaimed by science fiction critics ⓘ |
| deuteragonistRole | Lincoln Powell is a telepathic police prefect NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationMedium | Galaxy Science Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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noir ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Barbara D'Courtney
NERFINISHED
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Duffy Wyg& ⓘ Maria Beaumont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-679-74209-4 ⓘ |
| includedInList | SF Masterworks series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later science fiction dealing with telepathy and psi powers ⓘ |
| inspired | unproduced film and television adaptation attempts ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
early exploration of telepathy in SF
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landmark of science fiction genre ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ben Reich
NERFINISHED
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Lincoln Powell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableAs | first novel to win the Hugo Award for Best Novel ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| plotElement |
premeditated murder in a world where telepaths police crime
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use of a jingle to block telepathic detection ⓘ |
| protagonistRole | Ben Reich is a powerful industrialist who plans a murder NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Shasta Publishers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | future society ⓘ |
| structure | combines detective story with science fiction ⓘ |
| style |
experimental typography and layout in some editions
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noir-influenced ⓘ |
| subgenre | telepathy fiction ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 24th century (approximate, future era) ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Demolished Man Description of subject: The Demolished Man is a classic 1953 science fiction novel by Alfred Bester that blends noir crime with telepathy in a future society and is widely regarded as a landmark of the genre.
Referenced by (2)
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