Le Nœud de vipères
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Le Nœud de vipères is a psychological novel by French writer François Mauriac that explores themes of family conflict, bitterness, and spiritual redemption through the confessional writings of an embittered old lawyer.
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| Le Nœud de vipères canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Le Nœud de vipères Context triple: [François Mauriac, notableWork, Le Nœud de vipères]
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- 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: Le Nœud de vipères Target entity description: Le Nœud de vipères is a psychological novel by French writer François Mauriac that explores themes of family conflict, bitterness, and spiritual redemption through the confessional writings of an embittered old lawyer.
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A.
La Víbora
La Víbora is a traditional residential neighborhood in Havana, Cuba, known for its historic character and dense urban life.
-
B.
The Mountain and the Viper
"The Mountain and the Viper" is a pivotal and brutal episode of Game of Thrones centered on the trial by combat between Oberyn Martell and Gregor Clegane, which dramatically shifts the series’ political and emotional stakes.
-
C.
Serpent’s Mouth
Serpent’s Mouth is a narrow strait between Trinidad and Venezuela that forms the southern entrance to the Gulf of Paria from the Atlantic Ocean.
-
D.
Five Deadly Venoms
Five Deadly Venoms is a 1978 Hong Kong martial arts film directed by Chang Cheh, renowned for its inventive fight choreography and lasting influence on hip-hop culture, particularly the Wu-Tang Clan.
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E.
The Snake’s Skin
The Snake’s Skin is a modernist Georgian novel by Grigol Robakidze that explores themes of identity, transformation, and national consciousness through symbolic and philosophical narrative.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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psychological novel ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthorPrize |
Nobel Prize in Literature of François Mauriac
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linked to:
Nobel Prize in Literature
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| author | François Mauriac ⓘ |
| centralCharacterTrait |
misanthropy
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resentment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| depicts | bourgeois family life in France ⓘ |
| exploresRelationship |
father and children
ⓘ
husband and wife ⓘ individual and God ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
conversion
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faith ⓘ greed ⓘ hatred ⓘ marital conflict ⓘ the nature of evil ⓘ the search for God ⓘ |
| focusesOn | inner life of the protagonist ⓘ |
| genre |
Catholic novel
ⓘ
family drama ⓘ psychological fiction ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | Vipers' Tangle ⓘ |
| hasMoralFocus |
Christian forgiveness
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redemption through love ⓘ |
| hasSymbolism | vipers' knot as symbol of hatred and sin ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | French Catholic literature ⓘ |
| literarySignificance |
classic of 20th-century French literature
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major work of François Mauriac ⓘ |
| literaryTechnique |
interior monologue
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psychological analysis ⓘ |
| mainCharacterRole | family patriarch ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
bitterness
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family conflict ⓘ spiritual redemption ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | confessional writing ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Le Nœud de vipères ⓘ |
| periodOfPublication | interwar period ⓘ |
| protagonistAge | old man ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | lawyer ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| settingCountry | France ⓘ |
| structure | series of letters and reflections ⓘ |
| tone |
bitter
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introspective ⓘ meditative ⓘ |
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