The King of the Thieves
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The King of the Thieves is a crime novel by British author John Gardner that follows the intricate schemes and underworld dealings of professional criminals.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The King of the Thieves canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8738309 — 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 King of the Thieves Context triple: [John Gardner (British writer), notableWork, The King of the Thieves]
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A.
Once a Thief
Once a Thief is a 1965 American crime drama film directed by Ralph Nelson, centered on an ex-convict struggling to go straight while being pulled back into the criminal underworld.
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B.
The Holy Thief
The Holy Thief is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century Shrewsbury and centered on the theft of a saint’s reliquary.
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C.
The Good Thief
The Good Thief is a 2002 crime drama film directed by Neil Jordan that follows an aging gambler and thief attempting one last elaborate heist on the French Riviera.
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D.
The Thief and the Dogs
The Thief and the Dogs is a 1961 existential and psychological novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that follows a recently released thief seeking revenge in post-revolutionary Cairo.
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E.
The Vagabond King
The Vagabond King is a 1925 operetta, later adapted into films, that romanticizes the life of French poet François Villon through a blend of lyrical music and swashbuckling drama.
- 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 King of the Thieves Target entity description: The King of the Thieves is a crime novel by British author John Gardner that follows the intricate schemes and underworld dealings of professional criminals.
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A.
Once a Thief
Once a Thief is a 1965 American crime drama film directed by Ralph Nelson, centered on an ex-convict struggling to go straight while being pulled back into the criminal underworld.
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B.
The Holy Thief
The Holy Thief is a historical mystery novel in the Brother Cadfael series by Ellis Peters, set in 12th-century Shrewsbury and centered on the theft of a saint’s reliquary.
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C.
The Good Thief
The Good Thief is a 2002 crime drama film directed by Neil Jordan that follows an aging gambler and thief attempting one last elaborate heist on the French Riviera.
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D.
The Thief and the Dogs
The Thief and the Dogs is a 1961 existential and psychological novel by Egyptian Nobel laureate Naguib Mahfouz that follows a recently released thief seeking revenge in post-revolutionary Cairo.
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E.
The Vagabond King
The Vagabond King is a 1925 operetta, later adapted into films, that romanticizes the life of French poet François Villon through a blend of lyrical music and swashbuckling drama.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author |
John Gardner
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linked to:
John Gardner (British writer)
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| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresTheme |
intricate schemes
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organized crime ⓘ professional criminals ⓘ underworld dealings ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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thriller fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasFictionalUniverse | criminal underworld ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The King of the Thieves ⓘ |
| hasWorkGenre | crime novel ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | standalone novel ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| settingType | urban setting ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
crime
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criminal enterprises ⓘ gangs ⓘ theft ⓘ |
| writtenBy |
John Gardner (British novelist)
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linked to:
John Gardner (British writer)
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How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The King of the Thieves Description of subject: The King of the Thieves is a crime novel by British author John Gardner that follows the intricate schemes and underworld dealings of professional criminals.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.