Consider the Lobster and Other Essays
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Consider the Lobster and Other Essays is a 2005 collection of nonfiction pieces by David Foster Wallace that showcases his distinctive, digressive style across topics ranging from politics and pop culture to ethics and literary criticism.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Consider the Lobster and Other Essays Context triple: [Consider the Lobster, mainTitle, Consider the Lobster and Other Essays]
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Surviving and Other Essays
Surviving and Other Essays is a collection of psychological and autobiographical essays by Bruno Bettelheim reflecting on trauma, survival, and the human condition.
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Thick: And Other Essays
Thick: And Other Essays is a critically acclaimed collection of essays by sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom that explores race, gender, class, and power in contemporary America through sharp cultural critique and personal narrative.
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C.
Less Than One: Selected Essays
Less Than One: Selected Essays is a celebrated collection of autobiographical and literary essays by Nobel Prize–winning poet Joseph Brodsky, reflecting on exile, Russian literature, and the moral responsibilities of the writer.
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A Fable for Critics
A Fable for Critics is a satirical poem by James Russell Lowell that humorously critiques and caricatures his contemporary American authors and the literary scene of his time.
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E.
How to Travel with a Salmon and Other Essays
"How to Travel with a Salmon and Other Essays" is a collection of humorous and satirical essays by Umberto Eco that explore contemporary culture, media, and everyday absurdities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Consider the Lobster and Other Essays Target entity description: Consider the Lobster and Other Essays is a 2005 collection of nonfiction pieces by David Foster Wallace that showcases his distinctive, digressive style across topics ranging from politics and pop culture to ethics and literary criticism.
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A.
Surviving and Other Essays
Surviving and Other Essays is a collection of psychological and autobiographical essays by Bruno Bettelheim reflecting on trauma, survival, and the human condition.
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B.
Thick: And Other Essays
Thick: And Other Essays is a critically acclaimed collection of essays by sociologist Tressie McMillan Cottom that explores race, gender, class, and power in contemporary America through sharp cultural critique and personal narrative.
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C.
Less Than One: Selected Essays
Less Than One: Selected Essays is a celebrated collection of autobiographical and literary essays by Nobel Prize–winning poet Joseph Brodsky, reflecting on exile, Russian literature, and the moral responsibilities of the writer.
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D.
A Fable for Critics
A Fable for Critics is a satirical poem by James Russell Lowell that humorously critiques and caricatures his contemporary American authors and the literary scene of his time.
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E.
How to Travel with a Salmon and Other Essays
"How to Travel with a Salmon and Other Essays" is a collection of humorous and satirical essays by Umberto Eco that explore contemporary culture, media, and everyday absurdities.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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United States
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| firstPublicationYear | 2005 ⓘ |
| genre |
essay
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literary nonfiction ⓘ |
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Authority and American Usage
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American politics
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| hasForm | collection of previously published essays ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor | digressive prose style ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2005 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
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ethics
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literary criticism ⓘ politics ⓘ pop culture ⓘ |
| titleEssay | Consider the Lobster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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