Jacques Moran
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Jacques Moran is a rigid, devout Catholic detective whose increasingly disordered quest and mental unraveling form the second part of Samuel Beckett’s novel "Molloy."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Jacques Moran canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5203157 — 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: Jacques Moran Context triple: [Molloy, mainCharacter, Jacques Moran]
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A.
Jules Bourard
Jules Bourard was a French architect best known for designing the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam.
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B.
Alain Chevalier
Alain Chevalier was a French businessman best known as a co-founder and early architect of the luxury goods conglomerate LVMH.
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C.
Michel Bouvier
Michel Bouvier is a biochemist and entrepreneur known for his pioneering work on G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) and for co-founding innovative drug discovery companies.
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D.
Guy Billout
Guy Billout is a French illustrator and graphic artist renowned for his surreal, meticulously detailed illustrations that often feature ironic or thought-provoking twists.
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E.
Jacques Marin
Jacques Marin was a French character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in mid-20th-century French and international films.
- 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: Jacques Moran Target entity description: Jacques Moran is a rigid, devout Catholic detective whose increasingly disordered quest and mental unraveling form the second part of Samuel Beckett’s novel "Molloy."
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A.
Jules Bourard
Jules Bourard was a French architect best known for designing the iconic Notre-Dame Cathedral Basilica in Saigon (Ho Chi Minh City), Vietnam.
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B.
Alain Chevalier
Alain Chevalier was a French businessman best known as a co-founder and early architect of the luxury goods conglomerate LVMH.
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C.
Michel Bouvier
Michel Bouvier is a biochemist and entrepreneur known for his pioneering work on G protein–coupled receptors (GPCRs) and for co-founding innovative drug discovery companies.
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D.
Guy Billout
Guy Billout is a French illustrator and graphic artist renowned for his surreal, meticulously detailed illustrations that often feature ironic or thought-provoking twists.
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E.
Jacques Marin
Jacques Marin was a French character actor known for his numerous supporting roles in mid-20th-century French and international films.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
detective
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Molloy ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
absurdist literature
ⓘ
modernist fiction ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries |
Molloy trilogy
ⓘ
linked to:
Molloy
|
| associatedWithTheme |
collapse of order
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conflict between faith and experience ⓘ failure of rational investigation ⓘ |
| centralThemeRelation |
authority and obedience
ⓘ
identity breakdown ⓘ mental disintegration ⓘ religious doubt ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
authoritarian
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controlling ⓘ devout ⓘ obsessive ⓘ rigid ⓘ |
| createdBy | Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext |
Molloy (1951 novel)
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linked to:
Molloy
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| hasRelationshipWith | Molloy ⓘ |
| hasSon | Moran’s son ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | French ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | embodies the breakdown of rational, religious authority in Beckett’s work ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | unreliable narrator ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person narration ⓘ |
| occupation | detective ⓘ |
| questType | investigative quest ⓘ |
| religion |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| roleInWork | narrator of the second part of Molloy ⓘ |
| sentOnMissionBy | Youdi ⓘ |
| settingOfActions | rural Ireland ⓘ |
| undergoes |
physical deterioration
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psychological unraveling ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jacques Moran Description of subject: Jacques Moran is a rigid, devout Catholic detective whose increasingly disordered quest and mental unraveling form the second part of Samuel Beckett’s novel "Molloy."
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.