The Liar
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"The Liar" is a comic novel by Stephen Fry that follows a brilliant but deceitful young man entangled in espionage, sexuality, and storytelling.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Liar canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2758551 — 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 Liar Context triple: [Stephen Fry, notableWork, The Liar]
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A.
The Liar
"The Liar" is a painting by African-American artist Archibald Motley that exemplifies his vivid, jazz-age depictions of Black urban life and social interaction.
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B.
the Father of Lies
The Father of Lies is a biblical epithet for the Devil, emphasizing his role as the ultimate deceiver and source of falsehood.
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C.
The Imposture
The Imposture is a Caroline-era stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his notable comedies of intrigue.
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D.
El Farsante
"El Farsante" is a popular Latin urban song by Puerto Rican singer Ozuna, known for its romantic reggaeton style and widespread success across Spanish-speaking markets.
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E.
Liar!
"Liar!" is a classic Isaac Asimov science fiction short story about a mind-reading robot whose inability to harm humans leads it to tell comforting but ultimately damaging lies.
- 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 Liar Target entity description: "The Liar" is a comic novel by Stephen Fry that follows a brilliant but deceitful young man entangled in espionage, sexuality, and storytelling.
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A.
The Liar
"The Liar" is a painting by African-American artist Archibald Motley that exemplifies his vivid, jazz-age depictions of Black urban life and social interaction.
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B.
the Father of Lies
The Father of Lies is a biblical epithet for the Devil, emphasizing his role as the ultimate deceiver and source of falsehood.
-
C.
The Imposture
The Imposture is a Caroline-era stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his notable comedies of intrigue.
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D.
El Farsante
"El Farsante" is a popular Latin urban song by Puerto Rican singer Ozuna, known for its romantic reggaeton style and widespread success across Spanish-speaking markets.
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E.
Liar!
"Liar!" is a classic Isaac Asimov science fiction short story about a mind-reading robot whose inability to harm humans leads it to tell comforting but ultimately damaging lies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Stephen Fry ⓘ |
| authorNationality | British ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
comedian
ⓘ
writer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Hippopotamus ⓘ |
| genre |
campus novel
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comic novel ⓘ spy fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Hugo Cartwright
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Piers ⓘ Professor Donald Trefusis ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780436200526 ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Adrian Healey ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle |
first-person narration
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unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| notableFor |
interplay of truth and fiction
ⓘ
witty prose ⓘ |
| originalPublisher |
Heinemann
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linked to:
Heinemann publishing group
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| partOf | Stephen Fry bibliography ⓘ |
| protagonistSexuality | homosexual ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1991 ⓘ |
| setting |
Cambridge University
ⓘ
England ⓘ |
| theme |
deceit
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espionage ⓘ identity ⓘ sexuality ⓘ storytelling ⓘ truth and lies ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Liar Description of subject: "The Liar" is a comic novel by Stephen Fry that follows a brilliant but deceitful young man entangled in espionage, sexuality, and storytelling.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.