The Return of the Dancing Master
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The Return of the Dancing Master is a crime novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell that follows a young detective investigating the brutal murder of a retired colleague, uncovering dark secrets tied to neo-Nazism and Sweden’s past.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Return of the Dancing Master canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7651910 — 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 Return of the Dancing Master Context triple: [Henning Mankell, notableWork, The Return of the Dancing Master]
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A.
Der fromme Tanz
Der fromme Tanz is a 1926 novel by Klaus Mann that is considered one of the first openly gay-themed works in modern German literature.
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B.
Grandfather's Dance
"Grandfather's Dance" is a children's picture book by Reeve Lindbergh that gently explores themes of family, aging, and the cycle of life.
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C.
The Dance
The Dance is a painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, known for its dynamic composition and elegant depiction of figures in motion.
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D.
The Dance
"The Dance" is a painting by French Rococo artist Antoine Watteau, exemplifying his elegant, theatrical scenes of aristocratic leisure and refined movement.
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E.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
- 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 Return of the Dancing Master Target entity description: The Return of the Dancing Master is a crime novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell that follows a young detective investigating the brutal murder of a retired colleague, uncovering dark secrets tied to neo-Nazism and Sweden’s past.
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A.
Der fromme Tanz
Der fromme Tanz is a 1926 novel by Klaus Mann that is considered one of the first openly gay-themed works in modern German literature.
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B.
Grandfather's Dance
"Grandfather's Dance" is a children's picture book by Reeve Lindbergh that gently explores themes of family, aging, and the cycle of life.
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C.
The Dance
The Dance is a painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, known for its dynamic composition and elegant depiction of figures in motion.
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D.
The Dance
"The Dance" is a painting by French Rococo artist Antoine Watteau, exemplifying his elegant, theatrical scenes of aristocratic leisure and refined movement.
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E.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Henning Mankell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorGender | male ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Swedish ⓘ |
| centralCrime | murder of a retired police officer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Sweden ⓘ |
| explores |
legacy of Nazism in Sweden
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links between present-day crimes and Sweden’s past ⓘ |
| focusesOn | investigation of a brutal murder ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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detective fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | English ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Swedish ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | contemporary literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Stefan Lindman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Swedish ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Danslärarens återkomst NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Henning Mankell bibliography ⓘ |
| placeOfAuthorBirth | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | police detective ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2000 ⓘ |
| publisher | Ordfront NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| settingCountry | Sweden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Swedish history
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far-right extremism ⓘ neo-Nazism ⓘ police investigation ⓘ |
| translatedBy | Laurie Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Return of the Dancing Master Description of subject: The Return of the Dancing Master is a crime novel by Swedish author Henning Mankell that follows a young detective investigating the brutal murder of a retired colleague, uncovering dark secrets tied to neo-Nazism and Sweden’s past.
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