Self’s Punishment
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Self’s Punishment is a crime novel co-written by Bernhard Schlink and Walter Popp that follows a former Nazi prosecutor turned advertising executive who confronts his past while investigating corporate corruption in postwar Germany.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Self’s Punishment canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10014155 — 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: Self’s Punishment Context triple: [Bernhard Schlink, notableWork, Self’s Punishment]
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A.
Penance
Penance is a sacrament in the Catholic Church through which the faithful confess sins, receive absolution from a priest, and are reconciled with God and the Church.
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B.
Rite of Penance
Rite of Penance is the official liturgical book of the Catholic Church that sets out the prayers, rites, and norms for the sacrament of reconciliation.
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C.
Your Own Worst Enemy
"Your Own Worst Enemy" is a song featured on Bruce Springsteen's 2007 album *Magic*, reflecting themes of inner conflict and self-sabotage.
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D.
Lamentation of a Sinner
Lamentation of a Sinner is a mid-16th-century Protestant devotional and autobiographical work that reflects the religious convictions and personal piety of England’s Queen Catherine Parr.
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E.
I Have Only Myself to Blame
"I Have Only Myself to Blame" is a literary work by British writer and socialite Elizabeth Asquith, reflecting her sharp wit and insight into early 20th-century high 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: Self’s Punishment Target entity description: Self’s Punishment is a crime novel co-written by Bernhard Schlink and Walter Popp that follows a former Nazi prosecutor turned advertising executive who confronts his past while investigating corporate corruption in postwar Germany.
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A.
Penance
Penance is a sacrament in the Catholic Church through which the faithful confess sins, receive absolution from a priest, and are reconciled with God and the Church.
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B.
Rite of Penance
Rite of Penance is the official liturgical book of the Catholic Church that sets out the prayers, rites, and norms for the sacrament of reconciliation.
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C.
Your Own Worst Enemy
"Your Own Worst Enemy" is a song featured on Bruce Springsteen's 2007 album *Magic*, reflecting themes of inner conflict and self-sabotage.
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D.
Lamentation of a Sinner
Lamentation of a Sinner is a mid-16th-century Protestant devotional and autobiographical work that reflects the religious convictions and personal piety of England’s Queen Catherine Parr.
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E.
I Have Only Myself to Blame
"I Have Only Myself to Blame" is a literary work by British writer and socialite Elizabeth Asquith, reflecting her sharp wit and insight into early 20th-century high society.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
crime novel
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novel ⓘ |
| author |
Bernhard Schlink
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Walter Popp ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
confrontation with Nazi past
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corporate corruption ⓘ guilt and responsibility ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| exploresTopic |
complicity of professionals in Nazi crimes
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ethics of corporate behavior ⓘ legacy of National Socialism in Germany ⓘ personal responsibility for historical injustice ⓘ postwar German society ⓘ |
| genre |
crime fiction
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legal thriller ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistBackground | involvement in Nazi-era prosecutions ⓘ |
| literaryCategory | German crime novel ⓘ |
| mainCharacterOccupation |
advertising executive
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former Nazi prosecutor ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
investigation of corporate corruption
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moral reckoning with past crimes ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | German ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Germany ⓘ |
| settingPeriod |
postwar Germany
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linked to:
post-World War II Germany
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Self’s Punishment Description of subject: Self’s Punishment is a crime novel co-written by Bernhard Schlink and Walter Popp that follows a former Nazi prosecutor turned advertising executive who confronts his past while investigating corporate corruption in postwar Germany.
Referenced by (1)
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