novel The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a 1916 novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez that portrays the devastation and moral upheaval of World War I through the intertwined fates of an Argentine family divided between France and Germany.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: novel The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Context triple: [Marguerite Laurier, basedOn, novel The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse]
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a 1921 silent epic war film that catapulted Rudolph Valentino to stardom and became one of the early cinema’s major box-office successes.
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the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are symbolic figures in Christian eschatology representing conquest, war, famine, and death, whose appearance heralds the onset of the end times.
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The Death on the Pale Horse
The Death on the Pale Horse is a dramatic apocalyptic painting by Benjamin West depicting the biblical vision of Death riding forth as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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The Brethren
The Brethren is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows three disgraced former judges running an extortion scam from inside a federal prison.
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The Horseman on the Roof
The Horseman on the Roof is a 1995 French historical adventure-romance film set during a 19th-century cholera epidemic in Provence, based on Jean Giono’s novel and starring Juliette Binoche and Olivier Martinez.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: novel The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Target entity description: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a 1916 novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez that portrays the devastation and moral upheaval of World War I through the intertwined fates of an Argentine family divided between France and Germany.
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A.
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a 1921 silent epic war film that catapulted Rudolph Valentino to stardom and became one of the early cinema’s major box-office successes.
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B.
the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are symbolic figures in Christian eschatology representing conquest, war, famine, and death, whose appearance heralds the onset of the end times.
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C.
The Death on the Pale Horse
The Death on the Pale Horse is a dramatic apocalyptic painting by Benjamin West depicting the biblical vision of Death riding forth as one of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.
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D.
The Brethren
The Brethren is a legal thriller novel by John Grisham that follows three disgraced former judges running an extortion scam from inside a federal prison.
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E.
The Horseman on the Roof
The Horseman on the Roof is a 1995 French historical adventure-romance film set during a 19th-century cholera epidemic in Provence, based on Jean Giono’s novel and starring Juliette Binoche and Olivier Martinez.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| adaptedAs |
1921 silent film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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1962 film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ⓘ |
| author | Vicente Blasco Ibáñez ⓘ |
| basedOn | biblical concept of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Spain ⓘ |
| features | Argentine family divided between France and Germany ⓘ |
| firstPublishedIn | Spain ⓘ |
| genre |
World War I fiction
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historical novel ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Julio Desnoyers
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Madariaga ⓘ Marcelo Desnoyers ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
class conflict
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cultural clash between Europe and Latin America ⓘ family loyalty ⓘ nationalism ⓘ pacifism ⓘ tragedy of war ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | English ⓘ |
| influenced | public perception of World War I in the United States ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | realism ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
devastation of World War I
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family divided by conflict ⓘ moral upheaval caused by war ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of World War I from a civilian perspective
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international success in the early 20th century ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Spanish ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1916 ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War I ⓘ |
| settingPlace |
Argentina
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France ⓘ Germany ⓘ |
| titleRefersTo | apocalyptic horsemen symbolizing war and destruction ⓘ |
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Subject: novel The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse Description of subject: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse is a 1916 novel by Vicente Blasco Ibáñez that portrays the devastation and moral upheaval of World War I through the intertwined fates of an Argentine family divided between France and Germany.
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1921 film)
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (novel)
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1921 film The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
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George H. Doran Company
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The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (English translation)
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linked to: novel The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse