Les Mains du miracle
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Les Mains du miracle is a biographical novel by Joseph Kessel that recounts the true story of a German doctor whose extraordinary massage skills saved high-ranking prisoners during the Nazi regime.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Les Mains du miracle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6009144 — 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: Les Mains du miracle Context triple: [Joseph Kessel, notableWork, Les Mains du miracle]
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A.
Le Miracle des roses
Le Miracle des roses is a short story by Jules Laforgue, included in his collection "Moralités légendaires," that offers a modern, ironic retelling of a traditional legend.
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B.
Le Bonheur
Le Bonheur is a philosophical poetry collection by French poet and Nobel laureate Sully Prudhomme that meditates on the nature and pursuit of human happiness.
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C.
The Miracle
The Miracle is a theatrical production best known for featuring the celebrated English actress and socialite Lady Diana Cooper in a prominent role.
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D.
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
The Man Who Could Work Miracles is a 1936 British fantasy-comedy film, based on an H.G. Wells story, about an ordinary man suddenly granted godlike powers.
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E.
Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles is a 1961 American comedy-drama film about a New York gangster who helps transform a street peddler into a high-society lady to impress her visiting daughter.
- 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: Les Mains du miracle Target entity description: Les Mains du miracle is a biographical novel by Joseph Kessel that recounts the true story of a German doctor whose extraordinary massage skills saved high-ranking prisoners during the Nazi regime.
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A.
Le Miracle des roses
Le Miracle des roses is a short story by Jules Laforgue, included in his collection "Moralités légendaires," that offers a modern, ironic retelling of a traditional legend.
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B.
Le Bonheur
Le Bonheur is a philosophical poetry collection by French poet and Nobel laureate Sully Prudhomme that meditates on the nature and pursuit of human happiness.
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C.
The Miracle
The Miracle is a theatrical production best known for featuring the celebrated English actress and socialite Lady Diana Cooper in a prominent role.
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D.
The Man Who Could Work Miracles
The Man Who Could Work Miracles is a 1936 British fantasy-comedy film, based on an H.G. Wells story, about an ordinary man suddenly granted godlike powers.
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E.
Pocketful of Miracles
Pocketful of Miracles is a 1961 American comedy-drama film about a New York gangster who helps transform a street peddler into a high-society lady to impress her visiting daughter.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Joseph Kessel ⓘ |
| basedOn |
life of Felix Kersten
ⓘ
true story ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| genre |
biographical novel
ⓘ
historical novel ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | third-person narrative ⓘ |
| hasTranslation | The Hands of Miracles ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | 20th-century French literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject | Felix Kersten ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
Nazi regime
ⓘ
Second World War ⓘ
linked to:
World War II
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| notableCharacter | Felix Kersten ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| plotElement |
negotiations with Nazi authorities
ⓘ
saving high-ranking prisoners ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | doctor ⓘ |
| protagonistSpecialty | medical massage ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | World War II ⓘ |
| theme |
courage
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moral responsibility ⓘ power and conscience ⓘ resistance under dictatorship ⓘ |
| workOf | Joseph Kessel ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Les Mains du miracle Description of subject: Les Mains du miracle is a biographical novel by Joseph Kessel that recounts the true story of a German doctor whose extraordinary massage skills saved high-ranking prisoners during the Nazi regime.
Referenced by (1)
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