The Secret Pilgrim
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The Secret Pilgrim is a 1990 espionage novel by John le Carré that revisits the world of British intelligence through a series of reminiscences framed by the presence of master spy George Smiley.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Secret Pilgrim canonical | 11 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2217667 — 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 Secret Pilgrim Context triple: [George Smiley, notableWork, The Secret Pilgrim]
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A.
The Tourist
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B.
Let the Right One In
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C.
The Brothers Bloom
The Brothers Bloom is a 2008 comedic crime caper film written and directed by Rian Johnson, following two con-artist brothers as they attempt one last elaborate swindle involving an eccentric heiress.
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D.
Paper Towns
Paper Towns is a 2015 coming-of-age mystery film, based on John Green’s novel, that follows a teenager’s quest to find his enigmatic neighbor after her sudden disappearance.
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E.
Big Eyes
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- 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 Secret Pilgrim Target entity description: The Secret Pilgrim is a 1990 espionage novel by John le Carré that revisits the world of British intelligence through a series of reminiscences framed by the presence of master spy George Smiley.
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A.
The Tourist
The Tourist is a 2010 romantic thriller film starring Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp, involving mistaken identity and international intrigue across Paris and Venice.
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B.
Let the Right One In
Let the Right One In is a critically acclaimed 2008 Swedish romantic horror film about the bond between a bullied boy and a mysterious child vampire.
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C.
The Brothers Bloom
The Brothers Bloom is a 2008 comedic crime caper film written and directed by Rian Johnson, following two con-artist brothers as they attempt one last elaborate swindle involving an eccentric heiress.
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D.
Paper Towns
Paper Towns is a 2015 coming-of-age mystery film, based on John Green’s novel, that follows a teenager’s quest to find his enigmatic neighbor after her sudden disappearance.
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E.
Big Eyes
Big Eyes is a 2014 biographical drama film directed by Tim Burton that tells the story of painter Margaret Keane and the legal battle over the credit for her distinctive big-eyed children paintings.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
espionage novel
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novel ⓘ spy novel ⓘ |
| author | John le Carré ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Bill Haydon
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Control ⓘ George Smiley ⓘ Jim Prideaux ⓘ |
| featuresOrganization |
British intelligence
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The Circus ⓘ |
| follows | The Russia House ⓘ |
| frameCharacter | George Smiley ⓘ |
| genre |
espionage fiction
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political fiction ⓘ spy fiction ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
British foreign policy
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Cold War politics ⓘ espionage tradecraft ⓘ intelligence services ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
betrayal
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cost of espionage ⓘ decline of British power ⓘ loyalty ⓘ memory and reflection ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ |
| isFictionalUniverse | George Smiley universe ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | post-Cold War spy fiction ⓘ |
| literarySeriesPosition | late work in the Smiley cycle ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Ned ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | frame narrative ⓘ |
| narrator | Ned ⓘ |
| notableFor |
retrospective look at the Circus
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revisiting characters from earlier George Smiley novels ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
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linked to:
London, England
|
| precedes | A Most Wanted Man ⓘ |
| protagonistAffiliation |
British Secret Intelligence Service
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linked to:
Secret Intelligence Service
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| protagonistOccupation | intelligence officer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| publisher | Hodder & Stoughton ⓘ |
| series | George Smiley series ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | Cold War ⓘ |
| structure | series of reminiscences ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Secret Pilgrim Description of subject: The Secret Pilgrim is a 1990 espionage novel by John le Carré that revisits the world of British intelligence through a series of reminiscences framed by the presence of master spy George Smiley.
Referenced by (11)
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