The Devil Among People
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The Devil Among People is a science fiction novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky that explores moral and social themes through a speculative, often satirical narrative.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Der Teufel nebenan | 1 |
| The Devil Among People canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10108251 — 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 Devil Among People Context triple: [Arkady Strugatsky, notableWork, The Devil Among People]
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A.
A Devil Is Waiting
A Devil Is Waiting is a thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring international intrigue, political assassination plots, and his recurring character Sean Dillon.
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B.
The Devil Finds Work
The Devil Finds Work is a 1976 book-length essay by James Baldwin that blends memoir, film criticism, and social commentary to examine race, representation, and American cinema.
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C.
The Devil Inside
The Devil Inside is a 2012 found-footage supernatural horror film centered on a woman investigating her mother's alleged demonic possession during an exorcism.
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D.
The Devil's Playground
The Devil's Playground is a 1976 Australian drama film, written and directed by Fred Schepisi, that explores the sexual and spiritual tensions within a Catholic boys' seminary in the 1950s.
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E.
The Devil’s Carnival
The Devil’s Carnival is a 2012 horror-musical anthology film set in a twisted carnival where damned souls relive moral fables through song and grotesque spectacle.
- 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 Devil Among People Target entity description: The Devil Among People is a science fiction novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky that explores moral and social themes through a speculative, often satirical narrative.
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A.
A Devil Is Waiting
A Devil Is Waiting is a thriller novel by Jack Higgins featuring international intrigue, political assassination plots, and his recurring character Sean Dillon.
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B.
The Devil Finds Work
The Devil Finds Work is a 1976 book-length essay by James Baldwin that blends memoir, film criticism, and social commentary to examine race, representation, and American cinema.
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C.
The Devil Inside
The Devil Inside is a 2012 found-footage supernatural horror film centered on a woman investigating her mother's alleged demonic possession during an exorcism.
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D.
The Devil's Playground
The Devil's Playground is a 1976 Australian drama film, written and directed by Fred Schepisi, that explores the sexual and spiritual tensions within a Catholic boys' seminary in the 1950s.
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E.
The Devil’s Carnival
The Devil’s Carnival is a 2012 horror-musical anthology film set in a twisted carnival where damned souls relive moral fables through song and grotesque spectacle.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author |
Arkady Strugatsky
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Boris Strugatsky ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Strugatsky brothers’ shared universe ⓘ |
| genre |
satirical fiction
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science fiction ⓘ speculative fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | novel ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
ethics
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human nature ⓘ moral questions ⓘ power and responsibility ⓘ satire ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | science fiction ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Soviet science fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | prose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of moral and social themes
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satirical treatment of society ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| setting | speculative future ⓘ |
| workOf | Arkady and Boris Strugatsky ⓘ |
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 Devil Among People Description of subject: The Devil Among People is a science fiction novel by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky that explores moral and social themes through a speculative, often satirical narrative.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Devil Among People