Riotous Assembly
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Riotous Assembly is a darkly comic satirical novel by Tom Sharpe that skewers apartheid-era South Africa through farcical violence and absurd bureaucracy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Riotous Assembly canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11481381 — 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: Riotous Assembly Context triple: [Tom Sharpe, notableWork, Riotous Assembly]
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A.
Riot Act
Riot Act is a 2002 studio album by American rock band Pearl Jam, noted for its politically charged themes and experimental, introspective sound.
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B.
Riot!
Riot! is the 2007 breakthrough studio album by American rock band Paramore, known for its energetic pop-punk sound and hit singles like "Misery Business."
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C.
Breach of the Peace
"Breach of the Peace" is a song featured on the album *Back to Scratch* by Welsh singer-songwriter Charlotte Church.
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D.
Disturbing the Peace
Disturbing the Peace is a novel by American author Richard Yates that explores the psychological unraveling and midlife crisis of a troubled salesman.
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E.
Mind Riot
"Mind Riot" is a song by the American rock band Soundgarden, featured on their 1991 album Badmotorfinger.
- 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: Riotous Assembly Target entity description: Riotous Assembly is a darkly comic satirical novel by Tom Sharpe that skewers apartheid-era South Africa through farcical violence and absurd bureaucracy.
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A.
Riot Act
Riot Act is a 2002 studio album by American rock band Pearl Jam, noted for its politically charged themes and experimental, introspective sound.
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B.
Riot!
Riot! is the 2007 breakthrough studio album by American rock band Paramore, known for its energetic pop-punk sound and hit singles like "Misery Business."
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C.
Breach of the Peace
"Breach of the Peace" is a song featured on the album *Back to Scratch* by Welsh singer-songwriter Charlotte Church.
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D.
Disturbing the Peace
Disturbing the Peace is a novel by American author Richard Yates that explores the psychological unraveling and midlife crisis of a troubled salesman.
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E.
Mind Riot
"Mind Riot" is a song by the American rock band Soundgarden, featured on their 1991 album Badmotorfinger.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic novel
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novel ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ |
| adaptationStatus | no widely known major film adaptation ⓘ |
| author | Tom Sharpe ⓘ |
| containsElement |
absurd bureaucracy
ⓘ
grotesque humor ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| criticalReception | praised for biting satire of apartheid ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | hardcover ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
ⓘ
farce ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later comic treatments of apartheid ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Indecent Exposure ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
South African police
ⓘ
linked to:
South African Police Service
rural South African town ⓘ |
| languageRegister | colloquial ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | comic satire ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Kommandant van Heerden
ⓘ
Miss Hazelstone ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeTone | darkly comic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
farcical depiction of apartheid-era policing
ⓘ
use of extreme comic violence ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Tom Sharpe’s South Africa novels ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| publicationYear | 1971 ⓘ |
| publisher | Secker & Warburg ⓘ |
| setting | apartheid-era South Africa ⓘ |
| targetOfSatire |
South African police bureaucracy
ⓘ
apartheid government ⓘ white supremacist ideology ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of power
ⓘ
apartheid ⓘ bureaucratic absurdity ⓘ hypocrisy ⓘ police brutality ⓘ political satire ⓘ racism ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | 20th century ⓘ |
| workChronology | early novel by Tom Sharpe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Riotous Assembly Description of subject: Riotous Assembly is a darkly comic satirical novel by Tom Sharpe that skewers apartheid-era South Africa through farcical violence and absurd bureaucracy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Tom Sharp