The Gambler
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The Gambler is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky that explores obsession, addiction, and psychological turmoil through the story of a tutor ensnared by roulette and destructive love.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Gambler canonical | 15 |
| General (The Gambler) | 1 |
| The Gambler (1867) | 1 |
| the gambler | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1258257 — 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 Gambler Context triple: [Fyodor Dostoevsky, notableWork, The Gambler]
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A.
The Gambler
The Gambler is a classic country song and album by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of life lessons learned from a seasoned card player, becoming one of his signature hits.
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B.
Shoot the Moon
Shoot the Moon is an EP by the American punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder, showcasing their melodic, fast-paced, and politically tinged punk sound.
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C.
The Hustler
The Hustler is a 1961 American drama film about an ambitious pool hustler, starring Paul Newman and widely regarded as a classic of sports and character-driven cinema.
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D.
The Gambler (TV film series)
The Gambler (TV film series) is a collection of American Western television films starring Kenny Rogers as professional gambler Brady Hawkes, blending frontier adventure with character-driven drama.
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E.
Chain of Fools
"Chain of Fools" is a classic 1967 soul song performed by Aretha Franklin, renowned for its powerful vocals, driving groove, and enduring influence in R&B music.
- 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 Gambler Target entity description: The Gambler is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky that explores obsession, addiction, and psychological turmoil through the story of a tutor ensnared by roulette and destructive love.
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A.
The Gambler
The Gambler is a classic country song and album by Kenny Rogers that tells the story of life lessons learned from a seasoned card player, becoming one of his signature hits.
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B.
Shoot the Moon
Shoot the Moon is an EP by the American punk rock band Pinhead Gunpowder, showcasing their melodic, fast-paced, and politically tinged punk sound.
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C.
The Hustler
The Hustler is a 1961 American drama film about an ambitious pool hustler, starring Paul Newman and widely regarded as a classic of sports and character-driven cinema.
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D.
The Gambler (TV film series)
The Gambler (TV film series) is a collection of American Western television films starring Kenny Rogers as professional gambler Brady Hawkes, blending frontier adventure with character-driven drama.
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E.
Chain of Fools
"Chain of Fools" is a classic 1967 soul song performed by Aretha Franklin, renowned for its powerful vocals, driving groove, and enduring influence in R&B music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
ⓘ
short novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
film
ⓘ
opera ⓘ television drama ⓘ |
| author | Fyodor Dostoevsky ⓘ |
| basedOn | Dostoevsky's own experience with gambling ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
destructive love
ⓘ
freedom and dependence ⓘ gambling addiction ⓘ money and power ⓘ obsession ⓘ psychological turmoil ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| explores |
moral degradation caused by gambling
ⓘ
power dynamics in relationships ⓘ psychology of risk and chance ⓘ self-destruction ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Grandmother (Antonida Tarasyevna)
ⓘ
Mademoiselle Blanche ⓘ Polina Alexandrovna ⓘ the General ⓘ
linked to:
The General
|
| featuresGame | roulette ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1867 ⓘ |
| genre |
novel of addiction
ⓘ
psychological fiction ⓘ realist fiction ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | The Gambler ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
analysis of compulsive behavior
ⓘ
critique of materialism ⓘ |
| hasRussianTitle | Игрок ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Russian realism
ⓘ
linked to:
Realism
|
| literarySignificance | important work in Dostoevsky's exploration of human psychology ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Alexei Ivanovich ⓘ |
| narrationType | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| operaAdaptationComposer | Sergei Prokofiev ⓘ |
| operaAdaptationPremiereYear | 1929 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| originalPublicationMedium | serial publication ⓘ |
| originalPublisher |
Russkiy Vestnik (The Russian Messenger)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Russian Messenger
|
| placeOfWriting |
Baden-Baden
ⓘ
Wiesbaden ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | tutor ⓘ |
| setting | fictional German spa town of Roulettenburg ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 19th century Europe ⓘ |
| writtenUnderConstraint | tight deadline due to publishing contract ⓘ |
| writtenYear | 1866 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Gambler Description of subject: The Gambler is a short novel by Fyodor Dostoevsky that explores obsession, addiction, and psychological turmoil through the story of a tutor ensnared by roulette and destructive love.
Referenced by (18)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Gambler
linked to: The Gambler
linked to: The Gambler