The End of October
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The End of October is a 2020 pandemic thriller novel by journalist and author Lawrence Wright that follows a deadly global outbreak and the political and scientific efforts to contain it.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The End of October canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1637603 — 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 End of October Context triple: [Lawrence Wright, notableWork, The End of October]
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A.
Mr. November
Mr. November is the famous postseason nickname of New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter, earned for his clutch performances in the first World Series games ever played in November.
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B.
A Week in December
A Week in December is a contemporary novel by Sebastian Faulks that interweaves the lives of several Londoners over the course of one week, exploring themes of finance, terrorism, and modern urban life.
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C.
Oktoechos
Oktoechos is a liturgical system of eight musical modes used in Eastern Christian chant traditions.
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D.
The Ghosts of August
The Ghosts of August is a short story by Gabriel García Márquez that blends the supernatural with everyday life, exemplifying his signature magical realism.
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E.
The Day Before Spring
The Day Before Spring is a lesser-known 1945 Broadway musical with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, exploring themes of love, nostalgia, and marital fidelity.
- 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 End of October Target entity description: The End of October is a 2020 pandemic thriller novel by journalist and author Lawrence Wright that follows a deadly global outbreak and the political and scientific efforts to contain it.
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A.
Mr. November
Mr. November is the famous postseason nickname of New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter, earned for his clutch performances in the first World Series games ever played in November.
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B.
A Week in December
A Week in December is a contemporary novel by Sebastian Faulks that interweaves the lives of several Londoners over the course of one week, exploring themes of finance, terrorism, and modern urban life.
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C.
Oktoechos
Oktoechos is a liturgical system of eight musical modes used in Eastern Christian chant traditions.
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D.
The Ghosts of August
The Ghosts of August is a short story by Gabriel García Márquez that blends the supernatural with everyday life, exemplifying his signature magical realism.
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E.
The Day Before Spring
The Day Before Spring is a lesser-known 1945 Broadway musical with book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner and music by Frederick Loewe, exploring themes of love, nostalgia, and marital fidelity.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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pandemic thriller ⓘ thriller novel ⓘ |
| author | Lawrence Wright ⓘ |
| authorNotableWork | The Looming Tower ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
journalist
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nonfiction writer ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
medical thriller
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pandemic fiction ⓘ thriller ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-525-65765-7 ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
bioterrorism
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epidemiology ⓘ global health policy ⓘ international relations ⓘ national security ⓘ pandemic preparedness ⓘ virology ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | prose ⓘ |
| literaryGenre | techno-thriller ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
global pandemic
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infectious disease ⓘ political crisis ⓘ public health response ⓘ scientific research ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor | parallels to COVID-19 pandemic ⓘ |
| plotElement |
breakdown of social order
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deadly new virus outbreak ⓘ geopolitical tension ⓘ global health emergency ⓘ race to develop treatment ⓘ |
| protagonist | Henry Parsons ⓘ |
| protagonistAffiliation | World Health Organization ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | epidemiologist ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2020 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setting | global ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | contemporary era ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The End of October Description of subject: The End of October is a 2020 pandemic thriller novel by journalist and author Lawrence Wright that follows a deadly global outbreak and the political and scientific efforts to contain it.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.