The Devil Is a Busy Man
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The Devil Is a Busy Man is a short story by David Foster Wallace, included in his collection "Brief Interviews with Hideous Men."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Devil Is a Busy Man canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12886014 — 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 Is a Busy Man Context triple: [Consider the Lobster, hasPart, The Devil Is a Busy Man]
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
The Devil Is an Ass
The Devil Is an Ass is a satirical comedy play by Ben Jonson that mocks human folly and London society through the misadventures of an incompetent devil sent to Earth.
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D.
My Brother the Devil
My Brother the Devil is a British coming-of-age crime drama film that follows two British-Egyptian brothers navigating gang culture, identity, and sexuality in East London.
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E.
The Devil in the Book
The Devil in the Book is a lesser-known novel by American screenwriter and author Dalton Trumbo, reflecting his sharp political insight and distinctive narrative style.
- 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 Is a Busy Man Target entity description: The Devil Is a Busy Man is a short story by David Foster Wallace, included in his collection "Brief Interviews with Hideous Men."
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A.
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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B.
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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C.
The Devil Is an Ass
The Devil Is an Ass is a satirical comedy play by Ben Jonson that mocks human folly and London society through the misadventures of an incompetent devil sent to Earth.
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D.
My Brother the Devil
My Brother the Devil is a British coming-of-age crime drama film that follows two British-Egyptian brothers navigating gang culture, identity, and sexuality in East London.
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E.
The Devil in the Book
The Devil in the Book is a lesser-known novel by American screenwriter and author Dalton Trumbo, reflecting his sharp political insight and distinctive narrative style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | short story ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthor | David Foster Wallace ⓘ |
| author | David Foster Wallace ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| collectionAuthor | David Foster Wallace ⓘ |
| collectionCountryOfPublication |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| collectionLanguage | English ⓘ |
| collectionPublicationYear | 1999 ⓘ |
| collectionPublisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
literary fiction
ⓘ
short story fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorGender | male ⓘ |
| hasCollectionFormat | book ⓘ |
| hasCollectionTitle | Brief Interviews with Hideous Men ⓘ |
| hasISBNOfCollection | 9780316925198 ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Devil Is a Busy Man ⓘ |
| includedInCollection | Brief Interviews with Hideous Men ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | postmodern literature ⓘ |
| originalMedium | print ⓘ |
| partOf | Brief Interviews with Hideous Men ⓘ |
| publisherOfCollection | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
| workType | prose ⓘ |
| writtenBy | David Foster Wallace ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Devil Is a Busy Man Description of subject: The Devil Is a Busy Man is a short story by David Foster Wallace, included in his collection "Brief Interviews with Hideous Men."
Referenced by (2)
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