Diecisiete ingleses envenenados
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"Diecisiete ingleses envenenados" is a short story by Gabriel García Márquez that blends dark humor and the surreal in recounting the mysterious poisoning of a group of English tourists.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Diecisiete ingleses envenenados canonical | 1 |
| Seventeen Poisoned Englishmen | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5044773 — 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: Diecisiete ingleses envenenados Context triple: [Doce cuentos peregrinos, hasPart, Diecisiete ingleses envenenados]
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A.
The Fatal Englishman
The Fatal Englishman is a biographical work by Sebastian Faulks that examines the lives and early deaths of three emblematic Englishmen to explore themes of national identity, ambition, and disillusionment in the 20th century.
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B.
The Salisbury Poisonings
The Salisbury Poisonings is a British television drama miniseries that recounts the 2018 Novichok nerve agent attack in Salisbury and its impact on the local community and authorities.
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C.
The Deadly Affair
The Deadly Affair is a 1966 British spy thriller film, adapted from John le Carré’s novel "Call for the Dead" and directed by Sidney Lumet.
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D.
Murder in the Calais Coach
Murder in the Calais Coach is an alternative title for Agatha Christie’s classic Hercule Poirot detective novel Murder on the Orient Express, centered on a murder aboard a luxurious trans-European train.
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E.
House with the Heads
House with the Heads is a historic canal house in Amsterdam, renowned for its ornate façade adorned with sculpted heads and its significance in the city’s architectural heritage.
- 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: Diecisiete ingleses envenenados Target entity description: "Diecisiete ingleses envenenados" is a short story by Gabriel García Márquez that blends dark humor and the surreal in recounting the mysterious poisoning of a group of English tourists.
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A.
The Fatal Englishman
The Fatal Englishman is a biographical work by Sebastian Faulks that examines the lives and early deaths of three emblematic Englishmen to explore themes of national identity, ambition, and disillusionment in the 20th century.
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B.
The Salisbury Poisonings
The Salisbury Poisonings is a British television drama miniseries that recounts the 2018 Novichok nerve agent attack in Salisbury and its impact on the local community and authorities.
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C.
The Deadly Affair
The Deadly Affair is a 1966 British spy thriller film, adapted from John le Carré’s novel "Call for the Dead" and directed by Sidney Lumet.
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D.
Murder in the Calais Coach
Murder in the Calais Coach is an alternative title for Agatha Christie’s classic Hercule Poirot detective novel Murder on the Orient Express, centered on a murder aboard a luxurious trans-European train.
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E.
House with the Heads
House with the Heads is a historic canal house in Amsterdam, renowned for its ornate façade adorned with sculpted heads and its significance in the city’s architectural heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fiction
ⓘ
literary work ⓘ short story ⓘ |
| author | Gabriel García Márquez ⓘ |
| authorNationality |
Colombian
ⓘ
linked to:
Colombians
|
| countryOfOrigin | Colombia ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType | English tourists ⓘ |
| genre |
dark comedy
ⓘ
magic realism ⓘ surreal fiction ⓘ |
| hasApproximateEnglishTitle |
Seventeen Poisoned Englishmen
ⓘ
linked to:
Diecisiete ingleses envenenados
|
| hasCriticalReception | studied in García Márquez scholarship ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Latin American culture ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| hasTitleInLanguage | Diecisiete ingleses envenenados (es) ⓘ |
| hasWorkRelation | related to the tradition of magical realism in Latin America ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | Spanish ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Latin American Boom ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| narrativeElement | mysterious poisoning ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | short fiction by Gabriel García Márquez ⓘ |
| proseForm | narrative prose ⓘ |
| settingType | contemporary setting ⓘ |
| theme |
absurdity of everyday life
ⓘ
cultural clash ⓘ death ⓘ fate and chance ⓘ |
| usesLiteraryDevice |
black humor
ⓘ
irony ⓘ surrealism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Diecisiete ingleses envenenados Description of subject: "Diecisiete ingleses envenenados" is a short story by Gabriel García Márquez that blends dark humor and the surreal in recounting the mysterious poisoning of a group of English tourists.
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linked to: Diecisiete ingleses envenenados