Ancestral Vices
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Ancestral Vices is a satirical comic novel by British author Tom Sharpe that skewers the British legal system, academia, and upper-class hypocrisy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ancestral Vices canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11481388 — 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: Ancestral Vices Context triple: [Tom Sharpe, notableWork, Ancestral Vices]
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A.
The Devil All the Time
The Devil All the Time is a 2020 American psychological thriller film, based on Donald Ray Pollock’s novel, that weaves together violent, gothic tales of faith, corruption, and trauma in mid-20th-century rural Ohio and West Virginia.
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B.
The Savages
The Savages is a 2007 dark comedy-drama film about adult siblings caring for their ailing father, starring Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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C.
Mad God
Mad God is a dark, surreal stop-motion animated horror film directed by visual effects legend Phil Tippett, renowned for its nightmarish imagery and decades-long production.
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D.
Sins of a Family
"Sins of a Family" is a 1965 folk-rock song by Barry McGuire that tells a dark, socially conscious story reflecting the era’s interest in gritty, narrative songwriting.
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E.
Spirit of the Dead Watching
Spirit of the Dead Watching is a 1892 Symbolist painting by Paul Gauguin depicting a young Tahitian girl lying fearfully on her bed while a mysterious, ghostly figure looms in the background.
- 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: Ancestral Vices Target entity description: Ancestral Vices is a satirical comic novel by British author Tom Sharpe that skewers the British legal system, academia, and upper-class hypocrisy.
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A.
The Devil All the Time
The Devil All the Time is a 2020 American psychological thriller film, based on Donald Ray Pollock’s novel, that weaves together violent, gothic tales of faith, corruption, and trauma in mid-20th-century rural Ohio and West Virginia.
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B.
The Savages
The Savages is a 2007 dark comedy-drama film about adult siblings caring for their ailing father, starring Laura Linney and Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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C.
Mad God
Mad God is a dark, surreal stop-motion animated horror film directed by visual effects legend Phil Tippett, renowned for its nightmarish imagery and decades-long production.
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D.
Sins of a Family
"Sins of a Family" is a 1965 folk-rock song by Barry McGuire that tells a dark, socially conscious story reflecting the era’s interest in gritty, narrative songwriting.
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E.
Spirit of the Dead Watching
Spirit of the Dead Watching is a 1892 Symbolist painting by Paul Gauguin depicting a young Tahitian girl lying fearfully on her bed while a mysterious, ghostly figure looms in the background.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic novel
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novel ⓘ satirical novel ⓘ |
| author | Tom Sharpe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
black comedy
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comic fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Tom Sharpe ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
abuse of power
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class system in Britain ⓘ corruption ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Tom Sharpe bibliography ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | late 20th-century British comic fiction ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
British legal system
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academia ⓘ upper-class hypocrisy ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of British institutions
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exaggerated comic situations ⓘ grotesque characters ⓘ |
| setting | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| targetOfSatire |
British legal profession
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British universities ⓘ British upper class ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly comic
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farce ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| workOf | Tom Sharpe ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ancestral Vices Description of subject: Ancestral Vices is a satirical comic novel by British author Tom Sharpe that skewers the British legal system, academia, and upper-class hypocrisy.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Tom Sharp