A Captive in the Land
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A Captive in the Land is a Cold War-era novel by James Aldridge that follows a British meteorologist who parachutes into the Arctic to aid a downed Soviet airman, exploring themes of survival, duty, and East–West tensions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Captive in the Land canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9870087 — 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: A Captive in the Land Context triple: [James Aldridge, notableWork, A Captive in the Land]
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A.
The Captive
"The Captive" is a lesser-known Gothic work by English novelist and dramatist Matthew Gregory Lewis, best remembered for his sensational horror style exemplified in "The Monk."
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B.
The Captive
The Captive is a controversial 1926 Broadway play, adapted from Édouard Bourdet’s French drama, that became historically significant for its early depiction of lesbian themes and the resulting censorship battles.
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C.
The Capture
The Capture is a British conspiracy thriller television series that explores themes of surveillance, deepfakes, and the manipulation of digital evidence within the criminal justice system.
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D.
El cautivo
"El cautivo" is a short story by Jorge Luis Borges that explores themes of identity, memory, and cultural dislocation through the tale of a European boy raised among Indigenous people in Argentina.
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E.
La Captive
La Captive is a poem by Victor Hugo, included in his 1829 collection *Les Orientales*, that reflects his Romantic fascination with exoticism and emotional intensity.
- 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: A Captive in the Land Target entity description: A Captive in the Land is a Cold War-era novel by James Aldridge that follows a British meteorologist who parachutes into the Arctic to aid a downed Soviet airman, exploring themes of survival, duty, and East–West tensions.
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A.
The Captive
"The Captive" is a lesser-known Gothic work by English novelist and dramatist Matthew Gregory Lewis, best remembered for his sensational horror style exemplified in "The Monk."
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B.
The Captive
The Captive is a controversial 1926 Broadway play, adapted from Édouard Bourdet’s French drama, that became historically significant for its early depiction of lesbian themes and the resulting censorship battles.
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C.
The Capture
The Capture is a British conspiracy thriller television series that explores themes of surveillance, deepfakes, and the manipulation of digital evidence within the criminal justice system.
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D.
El cautivo
"El cautivo" is a short story by Jorge Luis Borges that explores themes of identity, memory, and cultural dislocation through the tale of a European boy raised among Indigenous people in Argentina.
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E.
La Captive
La Captive is a poem by Victor Hugo, included in his 1829 collection *Les Orientales*, that reflects his Romantic fascination with exoticism and emotional intensity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Cold War novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | James Aldridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
individual conscience versus national loyalty
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moral responsibility in wartime ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure novel
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political novel ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Australian-born British ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Soviet airman ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | British viewpoint on the Cold War ⓘ |
| hasStructure | linear narrative ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | realism ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | British meteorologist ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus | relationship between a British meteorologist and a Soviet airman ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A British meteorologist parachutes into the Arctic to aid a downed Soviet airman. ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Signed with Their Honour
NERFINISHED
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The Diplomat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Arctic
NERFINISHED
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Cold War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
Cold War politics
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East–West tensions ⓘ duty ⓘ human solidarity across political divides ⓘ survival ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Captive in the Land Description of subject: A Captive in the Land is a Cold War-era novel by James Aldridge that follows a British meteorologist who parachutes into the Arctic to aid a downed Soviet airman, exploring themes of survival, duty, and East–West tensions.
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