The Men in the Jungle
E134488
The Men in the Jungle is a dark, politically charged science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that explores revolution, violence, and moral decay on a distant alien world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Men in the Jungle canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1178703 — 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 Men in the Jungle Context triple: [Norman Spinrad, notableWork, The Men in the Jungle]
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A.
The Lost Jungle
The Lost Jungle is a 1934 adventure film serial set in a perilous, exotic jungle, directed by Ford Beebe and known for its action-packed, cliffhanger-driven storyline.
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B.
Welcome to the Jungle
"Welcome to the Jungle" is a track from Jay-Z and Kanye West’s collaborative album *Watch the Throne*, showcasing their aggressive lyricism over a hard-hitting, industrial-influenced beat.
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C.
Forest of the Pygmies
Forest of the Pygmies is a young adult adventure novel by Isabel Allende that follows journalist Kate Cold and her companions on a perilous journey into an African jungle to confront slavery and corruption.
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D.
Tiger of Malaya
Tiger of Malaya is the famous wartime nickname of Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita, noted for his rapid conquest of British Malaya and Singapore during World War II.
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E.
The Soul of the Ape
The Soul of the Ape is a pioneering early 20th-century work of animal psychology and ethology in which Eugène Marais explores the behavior and inner life of primates.
- 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 Men in the Jungle Target entity description: The Men in the Jungle is a dark, politically charged science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that explores revolution, violence, and moral decay on a distant alien world.
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A.
The Lost Jungle
The Lost Jungle is a 1934 adventure film serial set in a perilous, exotic jungle, directed by Ford Beebe and known for its action-packed, cliffhanger-driven storyline.
-
B.
Welcome to the Jungle
"Welcome to the Jungle" is a track from Jay-Z and Kanye West’s collaborative album *Watch the Throne*, showcasing their aggressive lyricism over a hard-hitting, industrial-influenced beat.
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C.
Forest of the Pygmies
Forest of the Pygmies is a young adult adventure novel by Isabel Allende that follows journalist Kate Cold and her companions on a perilous journey into an African jungle to confront slavery and corruption.
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D.
Tiger of Malaya
Tiger of Malaya is the famous wartime nickname of Japanese general Tomoyuki Yamashita, noted for his rapid conquest of British Malaya and Singapore during World War II.
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E.
The Soul of the Ape
The Soul of the Ape is a pioneering early 20th-century work of animal psychology and ethology in which Eugène Marais explores the behavior and inner life of primates.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Norman Spinrad ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| explores |
collapse of moral values
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dehumanization in war ⓘ ethics of revolutionary violence ⓘ |
| genre |
dystopian fiction
ⓘ
political fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasCoverArtist | Kelly Freas ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780441790770 ⓘ |
| hasMedium | print ⓘ |
| hasOriginalPublisherImprint | Ace Double ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApproximate | ~190 ⓘ |
| hasSubgenre |
military science fiction
ⓘ
space opera ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| hasTimePeriodOfPublication | 1960s ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | standalone novel ⓘ |
| isNotableFor |
critique of revolutionary romanticism
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graphic depictions of violence ⓘ politically charged narrative ⓘ |
| narrativeTone |
cynical
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dark ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorCareerPhase | early career of Norman Spinrad ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1967 ⓘ |
| publisher | Ace Books ⓘ |
| setting | distant alien world ⓘ |
| theme |
imperialism
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moral decay ⓘ political corruption ⓘ power and its abuse ⓘ revolution ⓘ violence ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Men in the Jungle Description of subject: The Men in the Jungle is a dark, politically charged science fiction novel by Norman Spinrad that explores revolution, violence, and moral decay on a distant alien world.
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