The Touch
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The Touch is a psychological science fiction novel by Daniel Keyes that explores the emotional and ethical consequences of a man gaining dangerous telekinetic powers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Touch canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9459175 — 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 Touch Context triple: [Daniel Keyes, notableWork, The Touch]
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A.
“Touch”
“Touch” is a track by the Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel from their album *Seal IV*.
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B.
Touché
Touché is the lively official mascot of the Canadian Football League’s Montreal Alouettes, known for entertaining fans at games and team events.
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C.
Touch It
"Touch It" is a moody, synth-driven pop and R&B song by Ariana Grande from her 2016 album *Dangerous Woman*, noted for its soaring vocals and emotional intensity.
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D.
Fingertips
"Fingertips" is an early 1960s live-recorded hit single by Stevie Wonder that became his first number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100.
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E.
Touchstone
Touchstone is a publishing imprint known for releasing a wide range of commercial fiction and nonfiction titles.
- 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 Touch Target entity description: The Touch is a psychological science fiction novel by Daniel Keyes that explores the emotional and ethical consequences of a man gaining dangerous telekinetic powers.
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A.
“Touch”
“Touch” is a track by the Japanese rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel from their album *Seal IV*.
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B.
Touché
Touché is the lively official mascot of the Canadian Football League’s Montreal Alouettes, known for entertaining fans at games and team events.
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C.
Touch It
"Touch It" is a moody, synth-driven pop and R&B song by Ariana Grande from her 2016 album *Dangerous Woman*, noted for its soaring vocals and emotional intensity.
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D.
Fingertips
"Fingertips" is an early 1960s live-recorded hit single by Stevie Wonder that became his first number-one song on the Billboard Hot 100.
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E.
Touchstone
Touchstone is a publishing imprint known for releasing a wide range of commercial fiction and nonfiction titles.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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psychological novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| adaptationType | television film ⓘ |
| adaptedForTelevisionBy | ABC Movie of the Week NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Daniel Keyes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
ethics of medical research
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family conflict ⓘ guilt ⓘ power and responsibility ⓘ scientific experimentation ⓘ telekinesis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
conflict between personal safety and public good
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moral dilemmas arising from dangerous powers ⓘ psychological impact of sudden supernatural abilities ⓘ strain on family relationships ⓘ |
| followsWork | Flowers for Algernon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
psychological fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Arnold Delvecchio
NERFINISHED
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Arnold’s daughter ⓘ Arnold’s wife ⓘ research scientists ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780385080453 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Arnold Delvecchio NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTelevisionAdaptation | The Touch (1971 TV film) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century American literature ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
emotional consequences of telekinetic powers
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ethical consequences of telekinetic powers ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1968 ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| setting |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor | Daniel Keyes bibliography ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Touch Description of subject: The Touch is a psychological science fiction novel by Daniel Keyes that explores the emotional and ethical consequences of a man gaining dangerous telekinetic powers.
Referenced by (2)
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