The Prague Cemetery
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The Prague Cemetery is a historical conspiracy thriller novel by Umberto Eco that explores the origins of modern antisemitism through a fictionalized account of 19th-century forgeries and secret plots.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Prague Cemetery canonical | 3 |
| Il cimitero di Praga | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3161024 — 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 Prague Cemetery Context triple: [Umberto Eco, notableWork, The Prague Cemetery]
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A.
Leopoldstadt
Leopoldstadt is Vienna’s second municipal district, known for encompassing the Prater park and its historic Jewish quarter.
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B.
The Magician of Lublin
The Magician of Lublin is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer that follows a talented Jewish magician in turn-of-the-century Poland as he grapples with faith, temptation, and moral downfall.
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C.
Joseph Anton: A Memoir
Joseph Anton: A Memoir is Salman Rushdie’s autobiographical account of his life under the fatwa, detailing his years in hiding, the impact on his personal and creative life, and his reflections on freedom of expression.
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D.
The Confessions of Felix Krull
The Confessions of Felix Krull is a picaresque novel by Thomas Mann that humorously chronicles the rise of a charming con artist through society by means of deception and role‑playing.
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E.
La Coupole
La Coupole is a historic and iconic Parisian brasserie in Montparnasse, famed for its Art Deco decor and its role as a meeting place for artists and intellectuals.
- 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 Prague Cemetery Target entity description: The Prague Cemetery is a historical conspiracy thriller novel by Umberto Eco that explores the origins of modern antisemitism through a fictionalized account of 19th-century forgeries and secret plots.
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A.
Leopoldstadt
Leopoldstadt is Vienna’s second municipal district, known for encompassing the Prater park and its historic Jewish quarter.
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B.
The Magician of Lublin
The Magician of Lublin is a novel by Nobel Prize–winning author Isaac Bashevis Singer that follows a talented Jewish magician in turn-of-the-century Poland as he grapples with faith, temptation, and moral downfall.
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C.
Joseph Anton: A Memoir
Joseph Anton: A Memoir is Salman Rushdie’s autobiographical account of his life under the fatwa, detailing his years in hiding, the impact on his personal and creative life, and his reflections on freedom of expression.
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D.
The Confessions of Felix Krull
The Confessions of Felix Krull is a picaresque novel by Thomas Mann that humorously chronicles the rise of a charming con artist through society by means of deception and role‑playing.
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E.
La Coupole
La Coupole is a historic and iconic Parisian brasserie in Montparnasse, famed for its Art Deco decor and its role as a meeting place for artists and intellectuals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
conspiracy thriller
ⓘ
historical novel ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Umberto Eco ⓘ |
| contains | fictionalized accounts of historical events ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| EnglishTranslator | Richard Dixon ⓘ |
| explores | origins of modern antisemitism ⓘ |
| features | fictional forger ⓘ |
| genre |
conspiracy fiction
ⓘ
historical fiction ⓘ mystery fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Alexandre Dumas
ⓘ
Captain Dreyfus ⓘ Ippolito Nievo ⓘ Maurice Joly ⓘ Sigmund Freud ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-88-452-6468-0 ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Simone Simonini ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodernism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
antisemitism
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forgery ⓘ manipulation of history ⓘ political conspiracy ⓘ secret societies ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Italian ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Il cimitero di Praga
ⓘ
linked to:
The Prague Cemetery
|
| pageCount | about 450 ⓘ |
| protagonistNationality | Italian ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
forger
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spy ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bompiani ⓘ |
| references |
Freemasons
ⓘ
French secret services ⓘ Italian unification ⓘ Jesuits ⓘ
linked to:
Society of Jesus
|
| referencesWork | The Protocols of the Elders of Zion ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| setting |
Palermo
ⓘ
Paris ⓘ Prague ⓘ Turin ⓘ |
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Referenced by (4)
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linked to: The Prague Cemetery