The Black Obelisk
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The Black Obelisk is a post–World War I novel by Erich Maria Remarque that portrays the social and psychological turmoil of Germany during the hyperinflation and political instability of the 1920s.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Black Obelisk canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7593812 — 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: The Black Obelisk Context triple: [Erich Maria Remarque, notableWork, The Black Obelisk]
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A.
Annals of Sennacherib
The Annals of Sennacherib are a series of Neo-Assyrian royal inscriptions that record the military campaigns and achievements of King Sennacherib, including his famous siege of Jerusalem in 701 BCE.
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B.
Annals of Shalmaneser III
The Annals of Shalmaneser III are a series of Assyrian royal inscriptions that record the military campaigns, building projects, and political achievements of the Neo-Assyrian king Shalmaneser III in the 9th century BCE.
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C.
Lord of Babylon
Lord of Babylon is an epithet of the Mesopotamian god Marduk, highlighting his role as the chief deity and protector of the city of Babylon.
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The Queen of Shemakha
The Queen of Shemakha is a seductive and enigmatic royal figure from Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera "The Golden Cockerel," whose allure and manipulation drive the story’s tragic events.
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E.
Lord of Elephantine
Lord of Elephantine is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian ram-headed creator god Khnum, highlighting his role as the chief deity and protector of the island of Elephantine at Egypt’s southern frontier.
- 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: The Black Obelisk Target entity description: The Black Obelisk is a post–World War I novel by Erich Maria Remarque that portrays the social and psychological turmoil of Germany during the hyperinflation and political instability of the 1920s.
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A.
Annals of Sennacherib
The Annals of Sennacherib are a series of Neo-Assyrian royal inscriptions that record the military campaigns and achievements of King Sennacherib, including his famous siege of Jerusalem in 701 BCE.
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B.
Annals of Shalmaneser III
The Annals of Shalmaneser III are a series of Assyrian royal inscriptions that record the military campaigns, building projects, and political achievements of the Neo-Assyrian king Shalmaneser III in the 9th century BCE.
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C.
Lord of Babylon
Lord of Babylon is an epithet of the Mesopotamian god Marduk, highlighting his role as the chief deity and protector of the city of Babylon.
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D.
The Queen of Shemakha
The Queen of Shemakha is a seductive and enigmatic royal figure from Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera "The Golden Cockerel," whose allure and manipulation drive the story’s tragic events.
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E.
Lord of Elephantine
Lord of Elephantine is an epithet of the ancient Egyptian ram-headed creator god Khnum, highlighting his role as the chief deity and protector of the island of Elephantine at Egypt’s southern frontier.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | Erich Maria Remarque ⓘ |
| character |
Genevieve Terhoven
ⓘ
Georg Kroll ⓘ Isabelle ⓘ Ludwig Bodmer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| depicts |
Weimar Republic society
ⓘ
effects of hyperinflation on the middle class ⓘ rise of radical politics ⓘ veterans of World War I ⓘ |
| follows |
All Quiet on the Western Front
ⓘ
linked to:
All Quiet on the Western Front (novel)
The Road Back ⓘ |
| genre |
historical novel
ⓘ
social novel ⓘ war novel ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | perceptions of Weimar-era instability in popular culture ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
cemetery monuments
ⓘ
insanity and the asylum ⓘ religious doubt ⓘ romantic relationships in crisis ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
disillusionment after war
ⓘ
economic crisis ⓘ impact of inflation on everyday life ⓘ love and loss ⓘ madness and sanity ⓘ moral decay ⓘ political extremism ⓘ search for meaning ⓘ |
| hasTitleInOriginalLanguage | Der schwarze Obelisk ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | German literature ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic
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political instability in the 1920s ⓘ post–World War I Germany ⓘ psychological effects of war ⓘ social turmoil ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narrative ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| partOf | Erich Maria Remarque bibliography ⓘ |
| protagonist | Ludwig Bodmer ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1920s ⓘ |
| settingPlace | Germany ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Black Obelisk Description of subject: The Black Obelisk is a post–World War I novel by Erich Maria Remarque that portrays the social and psychological turmoil of Germany during the hyperinflation and political instability of the 1920s.
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