Adultery
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Adultery is a 2014 novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores themes of love, infidelity, and existential dissatisfaction through the story of a seemingly successful woman confronting a midlife crisis.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Adultery canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T249917 — 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: Adultery Context triple: [Paulo Coelho, notableWork, Adultery]
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A.
Love, Lust & Lies
Love, Lust & Lies is a 2010 Australian documentary film by Gillian Armstrong that follows the lives of a working-class Adelaide family over several decades as part of her long-term observational series.
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B.
The Provoked Wife
The Provoked Wife is a late 17th-century Restoration comedy play by John Vanbrugh, known for its sharp wit and exploration of marriage and female agency.
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C.
Love's Cruelty
Love's Cruelty is a Caroline-era tragic play by James Shirley that explores themes of passion, betrayal, and moral corruption in a courtly setting.
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D.
The Accused
The Accused is a 1988 American legal drama film that powerfully examines sexual assault and victim-blaming, featuring an Oscar-winning performance by Jodie Foster.
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E.
A Confession
A Confession is a philosophical and spiritual autobiographical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he recounts his existential crisis and search for the meaning of life.
- 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: Adultery Target entity description: Adultery is a 2014 novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores themes of love, infidelity, and existential dissatisfaction through the story of a seemingly successful woman confronting a midlife crisis.
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A.
Love, Lust & Lies
Love, Lust & Lies is a 2010 Australian documentary film by Gillian Armstrong that follows the lives of a working-class Adelaide family over several decades as part of her long-term observational series.
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B.
The Provoked Wife
The Provoked Wife is a late 17th-century Restoration comedy play by John Vanbrugh, known for its sharp wit and exploration of marriage and female agency.
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C.
Love's Cruelty
Love's Cruelty is a Caroline-era tragic play by James Shirley that explores themes of passion, betrayal, and moral corruption in a courtly setting.
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D.
The Accused
The Accused is a 1988 American legal drama film that powerfully examines sexual assault and victim-blaming, featuring an Oscar-winning performance by Jodie Foster.
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E.
A Confession
A Confession is a philosophical and spiritual autobiographical work by Leo Tolstoy in which he recounts his existential crisis and search for the meaning of life.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literaryWork
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Paulo Coelho ⓘ |
| containsElement |
career success vs. inner void
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marriage crisis ⓘ self-discovery journey ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| englishTitle | Adultery ⓘ |
| exploresTopic |
depression
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emotional emptiness ⓘ extramarital affair ⓘ marital dissatisfaction ⓘ search for meaning ⓘ |
| followsWorkBySameAuthor | Manuscript Found in Accra ⓘ |
| genre |
fiction
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psychological novel ⓘ romantic novel ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTranslation | yes ⓘ |
| hasMoralQuestion |
ethics of infidelity
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nature of happiness ⓘ price of passion ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
introspective
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philosophical ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Linda ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
existential dissatisfaction
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infidelity ⓘ love ⓘ midlife crisis ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
discussion of contemporary urban life in Switzerland
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portrayal of a woman’s midlife crisis ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| partOfBibliographyOf | Paulo Coelho ⓘ |
| precededByWorkBySameAuthor | The Spy ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| protagonistMaritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| publisher |
Alfred A. Knopf
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Companhia das Letras ⓘ |
| setting | Geneva ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | early 21st century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Adultery Description of subject: Adultery is a 2014 novel by Brazilian author Paulo Coelho that explores themes of love, infidelity, and existential dissatisfaction through the story of a seemingly successful woman confronting a midlife crisis.
Referenced by (1)
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