Pincher Martin
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Pincher Martin is a psychological novel by William Golding that follows a shipwrecked naval officer’s harrowing struggle for survival and sanity on a desolate rock in the Atlantic.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pincher Martin canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5310531 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pincher Martin Context triple: [William Golding, notableWork, Pincher Martin]
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A.
Cap Martin
Cap Martin is a picturesque headland on the French Riviera known for its Mediterranean coastal scenery, Belle Époque villas, and proximity to Monaco.
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B.
Jack Parker
Jack Parker is a legendary American college ice hockey coach best known for his long, highly successful tenure leading Boston University’s men’s hockey program to multiple national championships.
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C.
Moses Martin
Moses Martin is the son of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.
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D.
Philbert Little
Philbert Little was one of the sons of civil rights activist Louise Little and the older brother of Malcolm X.
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E.
Paul Millspaugh
Paul Millspaugh is a film editor known for his work on the romantic comedy "Two Can Play That Game."
- 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: Pincher Martin Target entity description: Pincher Martin is a psychological novel by William Golding that follows a shipwrecked naval officer’s harrowing struggle for survival and sanity on a desolate rock in the Atlantic.
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A.
Cap Martin
Cap Martin is a picturesque headland on the French Riviera known for its Mediterranean coastal scenery, Belle Époque villas, and proximity to Monaco.
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B.
Jack Parker
Jack Parker is a legendary American college ice hockey coach best known for his long, highly successful tenure leading Boston University’s men’s hockey program to multiple national championships.
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C.
Moses Martin
Moses Martin is the son of actress Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin.
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D.
Philbert Little
Philbert Little was one of the sons of civil rights activist Louise Little and the older brother of Malcolm X.
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E.
Paul Millspaugh
Paul Millspaugh is a film editor known for his work on the romantic comedy "Two Can Play That Game."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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psychological novel ⓘ |
| adaptedTo | radio drama ⓘ |
| author | William Golding ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
guilt
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isolation ⓘ sanity and madness ⓘ self-deception ⓘ struggle for survival ⓘ the fear of death ⓘ the nature of reality ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
philosophical fiction
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psychological fiction ⓘ survival fiction ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle | Pincher Martin: The Two Deaths of Christopher Martin ⓘ |
| hasCharacter | Christopher Hadley Martin ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception |
acclaimed for psychological depth
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noted for existential themes ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780571086110 ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryDevice |
interior monologue
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irony ⓘ stream of consciousness ⓘ symbolism ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
hallucination
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memory and flashback ⓘ rock ⓘ sea ⓘ survival against nature ⓘ |
| hasPageCountApprox | 208 ⓘ |
| hasTwistEnding | true ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postwar British literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation | naval officer ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person limited ⓘ |
| notableFor |
intense psychological focus on a single character
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minimalist setting ⓘ unreliable perception of reality ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| protagonist | Christopher Hadley Martin ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1956 ⓘ |
| publisher | Faber and Faber ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByAuthor |
Free Fall
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Lord of the Flies ⓘ The Inheritors ⓘ |
| setting |
Atlantic Ocean
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desolate rock in the Atlantic ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfPlot |
Second World War
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linked to:
World War II
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Instruction
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Subject: Pincher Martin Description of subject: Pincher Martin is a psychological novel by William Golding that follows a shipwrecked naval officer’s harrowing struggle for survival and sanity on a desolate rock in the Atlantic.
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