Les Travailleurs de la mer
E206975
Les Travailleurs de la mer is a novel by Victor Hugo that dramatizes human struggle against the sea and industrial progress, set on the island of Guernsey.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Les Travailleurs de la mer canonical | 9 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1841391 — 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: Les Travailleurs de la mer Context triple: [Victor Hugo, notableWork, Les Travailleurs de la mer]
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A.
The Lighthouse at Honfleur
The Lighthouse at Honfleur is an early pointillist seascape painting by Georges Seurat depicting the harbor and lighthouse of the French coastal town of Honfleur.
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B.
Jetée des Eaux-Vives
Jetée des Eaux-Vives is a lakeside pier and promenade in Geneva, Switzerland, offering close-up views of the famous Jet d'Eau fountain and the surrounding waterfront.
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C.
Maîtresse Île
Maîtresse Île is the main islet of the Les Minquiers reef in the English Channel, notable for its cluster of small fishermen’s huts and its role as the principal land area of the group.
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D.
La Moisson
La Moisson is a painting by French Post-Impressionist artist Émile Bernard, exemplifying his early synthetist style and interest in rural, agrarian themes.
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E.
Les Déferlantes Sud de France
Les Déferlantes Sud de France is a major summer music festival in southern France, known for hosting prominent international and French artists in a scenic open-air setting.
- 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: Les Travailleurs de la mer Target entity description: Les Travailleurs de la mer is a novel by Victor Hugo that dramatizes human struggle against the sea and industrial progress, set on the island of Guernsey.
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A.
The Lighthouse at Honfleur
The Lighthouse at Honfleur is an early pointillist seascape painting by Georges Seurat depicting the harbor and lighthouse of the French coastal town of Honfleur.
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B.
Jetée des Eaux-Vives
Jetée des Eaux-Vives is a lakeside pier and promenade in Geneva, Switzerland, offering close-up views of the famous Jet d'Eau fountain and the surrounding waterfront.
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C.
Maîtresse Île
Maîtresse Île is the main islet of the Les Minquiers reef in the English Channel, notable for its cluster of small fishermen’s huts and its role as the principal land area of the group.
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D.
La Moisson
La Moisson is a painting by French Post-Impressionist artist Émile Bernard, exemplifying his early synthetist style and interest in rural, agrarian themes.
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E.
Les Déferlantes Sud de France
Les Déferlantes Sud de France is a major summer music festival in southern France, known for hosting prominent international and French artists in a scenic open-air setting.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Victor Hugo ⓘ |
| containsElement |
descriptions of the sea
ⓘ
mythic and symbolic imagery ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
the island of Guernsey
ⓘ
linked to:
Guernsey
|
| explores |
moral heroism
ⓘ
relationship between humans and technology ⓘ religious symbolism ⓘ |
| featuresTechnology | steamship ⓘ |
| genre |
adventure novel
ⓘ
romantic novel ⓘ sea story ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations
ⓘ
stage adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Déruchette
ⓘ
Gilliatt ⓘ Lethierry ⓘ |
| hasIllustrationsBy | Victor Hugo (in some editions) ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Gilliatt ⓘ |
| hasMotive |
salvage of a steamship
ⓘ
shipwreck ⓘ |
| hasStructure | divided into multiple parts ⓘ |
| hasSubject | maritime life around the Channel Islands ⓘ |
| hasSymbol |
the sea as a hostile force
ⓘ
the steamship as industrial progress ⓘ |
| hasTitleInEnglish | Toilers of the Sea ⓘ |
| influenced | later sea literature ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Romanticism ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | major work of Victor Hugo’s later career ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
conflict between man and the sea
ⓘ
human struggle against nature ⓘ industrial progress ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ solitude ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Victor Hugo’s exile works ⓘ |
| placeOfWriting | Guernsey ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1866 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hetzel ⓘ |
| setting | Guernsey ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 19th century ⓘ |
| writtenDuring | Victor Hugo’s exile in Guernsey ⓘ |
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Subject: Les Travailleurs de la mer Description of subject: Les Travailleurs de la mer is a novel by Victor Hugo that dramatizes human struggle against the sea and industrial progress, set on the island of Guernsey.
Referenced by (9)
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