This Sweet Sickness
E759337
"This Sweet Sickness" is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith that follows an obsessive, delusional man whose fixation on a lost love leads him into deception and violence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| This Sweet Sickness canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8801126 — 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: This Sweet Sickness Context triple: [Patricia Highsmith, notableWork, This Sweet Sickness]
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A.
The Sweet Life
The Sweet Life is the English title of Federico Fellini’s iconic 1960 Italian film "La Dolce Vita," which explores the hedonistic nightlife and moral decadence of Rome.
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B.
Bitter with the Sweet
"Bitter with the Sweet" is a song featured on the 1969 folk-rock album *Rhymes & Reasons* by John Denver.
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C.
The Sweetest Taboo
"The Sweetest Taboo" is a smooth jazz-infused R&B song by the band Sade, known for its sultry vocals and laid-back, romantic groove.
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D.
Sweet Sorrow
Sweet Sorrow is a coming-of-age romance novel by David Nicholls that follows a young man's bittersweet first love during an amateur theatre production in the 1990s.
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E.
Sweeter
"Sweeter" is a soulful pop-rock song by American singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw, known for its catchy melody and emotionally charged lyrics.
- 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: This Sweet Sickness Target entity description: "This Sweet Sickness" is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith that follows an obsessive, delusional man whose fixation on a lost love leads him into deception and violence.
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A.
The Sweet Life
The Sweet Life is the English title of Federico Fellini’s iconic 1960 Italian film "La Dolce Vita," which explores the hedonistic nightlife and moral decadence of Rome.
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B.
Bitter with the Sweet
"Bitter with the Sweet" is a song featured on the 1969 folk-rock album *Rhymes & Reasons* by John Denver.
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C.
The Sweetest Taboo
"The Sweetest Taboo" is a smooth jazz-infused R&B song by the band Sade, known for its sultry vocals and laid-back, romantic groove.
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D.
Sweet Sorrow
Sweet Sorrow is a coming-of-age romance novel by David Nicholls that follows a young man's bittersweet first love during an amateur theatre production in the 1990s.
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E.
Sweeter
"Sweeter" is a soulful pop-rock song by American singer-songwriter Gavin DeGraw, known for its catchy melody and emotionally charged lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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psychological thriller novel ⓘ |
| adaptationDirector | Claude Miller ⓘ |
| adaptationLanguage | French ⓘ |
| adaptationReleaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| adaptationType | film ⓘ |
| author | Patricia Highsmith ⓘ |
| containsElement |
deception
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romantic fixation ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| coverArtVariesByEdition | true ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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psychological thriller ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Dites-lui que je l'aime ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Patricia Highsmith ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | unreliable protagonist ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReputation | respected example of psychological suspense ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780393321996 ⓘ |
| hasReprint | various paperback editions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | adult fiction ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | psychological suspense ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | David Kelsey ⓘ |
| market | international ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor | portrayal of obsessive love leading to crime ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 250–300 pages ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | Patricia Highsmith bibliography ⓘ |
| plotSummary | A man obsessed with a lost love constructs a fantasy life and descends into deception and violence. ⓘ |
| protagonistDescription | an obsessive and delusional man ⓘ |
| publisher | Doubleday ⓘ |
| setting |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| theme |
delusion
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identity and double life ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ obsession ⓘ unrequited love ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfStory | mid-20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: This Sweet Sickness Description of subject: "This Sweet Sickness" is a psychological thriller novel by Patricia Highsmith that follows an obsessive, delusional man whose fixation on a lost love leads him into deception and violence.
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