La Joie de vivre
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La Joie de vivre is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that explores pessimism, suffering, and resilience within a bourgeois family in provincial France.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| La Joie de vivre canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T545126 — 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: La Joie de vivre Context triple: [Émile Zola, notableWork, La Joie de vivre]
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A.
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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B.
The Last Days of Chez Nous
The Last Days of Chez Nous is a 1992 Australian drama film that explores the emotional unraveling of a modern family, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Gillian Armstrong.
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C.
La Vie
La Vie is a 1903 Blue Period painting by Pablo Picasso that portrays a somber, symbolic scene reflecting themes of poverty, despair, and existential struggle.
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D.
The Joy of Life
The Joy of Life is a landmark Fauvist painting by Henri Matisse, celebrated for its vivid colors, fluid forms, and idyllic depiction of nude figures in a pastoral landscape.
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E.
Au Bonheur des Dames
"Au Bonheur des Dames" is an 1883 novel by Émile Zola that portrays the rise of a Parisian department store and its transformative impact on commerce, urban life, and women's roles in society.
- 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: La Joie de vivre Target entity description: La Joie de vivre is a naturalist novel by Émile Zola that explores pessimism, suffering, and resilience within a bourgeois family in provincial France.
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A.
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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B.
The Last Days of Chez Nous
The Last Days of Chez Nous is a 1992 Australian drama film that explores the emotional unraveling of a modern family, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Gillian Armstrong.
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C.
La Vie
La Vie is a 1903 Blue Period painting by Pablo Picasso that portrays a somber, symbolic scene reflecting themes of poverty, despair, and existential struggle.
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D.
The Joy of Life
The Joy of Life is a landmark Fauvist painting by Henri Matisse, celebrated for its vivid colors, fluid forms, and idyllic depiction of nude figures in a pastoral landscape.
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E.
Au Bonheur des Dames
"Au Bonheur des Dames" is an 1883 novel by Émile Zola that portrays the rise of a Parisian department store and its transformative impact on commerce, urban life, and women's roles in society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
naturalist novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Émile Zola ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Émile Zola ⓘ |
| depictsSocialClass | bourgeoisie ⓘ |
| genre |
naturalism
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realist fiction ⓘ |
| hasFemaleProtagonist | true ⓘ |
| hasWorkInSeriesFollowedBy |
Germinal
ⓘ
linked to:
Les Rougon-Macquart
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| hasWorkInSeriesPrecededBy | Pot-Bouille ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Naturalism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Lazare Chanteau
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Pauline Quenu ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle | La Joie de vivre ⓘ |
| partOf |
Rougon-Macquart cycle
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linked to:
Les Rougon-Macquart
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| positionInSeries | 12 ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| series | Les Rougon-Macquart ⓘ |
| setting |
Normandy coast
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linked to:
Normandy
provincial France ⓘ |
| theme |
bourgeois family life
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financial ruin ⓘ heredity ⓘ illness and decay ⓘ pessimism ⓘ resilience ⓘ self-sacrifice ⓘ social environment ⓘ suffering ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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