The Great Pursuit
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The Great Pursuit is a satirical novel by Tom Sharpe that lampoons the publishing industry, literary pretensions, and the commercialization of fiction.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Great Pursuit canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11481389 — 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 Great Pursuit Context triple: [Tom Sharpe, notableWork, The Great Pursuit]
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A.
The Pursuit
The Pursuit is a jazz-pop studio album by British singer-songwriter and pianist Jamie Cullum, showcasing his blend of jazz standards, pop covers, and original compositions.
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B.
In Pursuit
"In Pursuit" is a 2001 crime thriller film starring supermodel Claudia Schiffer in one of her notable acting roles.
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C.
The Pursuit of Love
The Pursuit of Love is a British television adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s classic novel, following the romantic and social misadventures of an eccentric upper-class English family between the World Wars.
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D.
The Man Who Had Everything
The Man Who Had Everything is a 1920s American silent film drama featuring actress Priscilla Bonner in a prominent role.
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E.
The Progress of Love
The Progress of Love is a celebrated series of Rococo paintings by Jean-Honoré Fragonard that romantically chronicles the evolving stages of a love affair.
- 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 Great Pursuit Target entity description: The Great Pursuit is a satirical novel by Tom Sharpe that lampoons the publishing industry, literary pretensions, and the commercialization of fiction.
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A.
The Pursuit
The Pursuit is a jazz-pop studio album by British singer-songwriter and pianist Jamie Cullum, showcasing his blend of jazz standards, pop covers, and original compositions.
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B.
In Pursuit
"In Pursuit" is a 2001 crime thriller film starring supermodel Claudia Schiffer in one of her notable acting roles.
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C.
The Pursuit of Love
The Pursuit of Love is a British television adaptation of Nancy Mitford’s classic novel, following the romantic and social misadventures of an eccentric upper-class English family between the World Wars.
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D.
The Man Who Had Everything
The Man Who Had Everything is a 1920s American silent film drama featuring actress Priscilla Bonner in a prominent role.
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E.
The Progress of Love
The Progress of Love is a celebrated series of Rococo paintings by Jean-Honoré Fragonard that romantically chronicles the evolving stages of a love affair.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Tom Sharpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
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satire ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American publishing
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British publishing ⓘ bestseller culture ⓘ censorship and obscenity ⓘ |
| hasTone |
comic
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irreverent ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century British comic fiction ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
black comedy
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farce ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
commercialization of fiction
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literary pretension ⓘ publishing industry ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| parodies |
highbrow literature
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literary establishment ⓘ serious literary criticism ⓘ |
| partOf | Tom Sharpe bibliography ⓘ |
| satirizes |
bestseller lists
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commercial publishing practices ⓘ editors ⓘ literary agents ⓘ moral crusaders ⓘ obscenity campaigns ⓘ |
| workOf | Tom Sharpe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Great Pursuit Description of subject: The Great Pursuit is a satirical novel by Tom Sharpe that lampoons the publishing industry, literary pretensions, and the commercialization of fiction.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Tom Sharpe