The Great Shark Hunt
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The Great Shark Hunt is a collection of Hunter S. Thompson’s gonzo journalism and essays spanning his career, showcasing his signature wild, satirical, and politically charged style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Great Shark Hunt canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6067660 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Great Shark Hunt Context triple: [Hunter S. Thompson, notableWork, The Great Shark Hunt]
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Die Haie
Die Haie is the popular nickname of the Kölner Haie, a professional ice hockey team based in Cologne, Germany.
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B.
El Gran Pez
El Gran Pez is the popular nickname of the Mexican football club Dorados de Sinaloa, reflecting its identity and local cultural ties.
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Shark Island
Shark Island is a small recreational island and nature reserve located in Sydney Harbour, known for its scenic views, picnic areas, and historic maritime significance.
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Shark Island
Shark Island is a small rocky island off the coast of Lüderitz in Namibia, historically used as a colonial-era prison camp and now known as a local landmark and campsite.
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E.
Shark Alley
Shark Alley is a popular National Aquarium exhibit featuring a large collection of sharks and other marine predators in an immersive, walk-through viewing environment.
- 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: The Great Shark Hunt Target entity description: The Great Shark Hunt is a collection of Hunter S. Thompson’s gonzo journalism and essays spanning his career, showcasing his signature wild, satirical, and politically charged style.
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A.
Die Haie
Die Haie is the popular nickname of the Kölner Haie, a professional ice hockey team based in Cologne, Germany.
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B.
El Gran Pez
El Gran Pez is the popular nickname of the Mexican football club Dorados de Sinaloa, reflecting its identity and local cultural ties.
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C.
Shark Island
Shark Island is a small recreational island and nature reserve located in Sydney Harbour, known for its scenic views, picnic areas, and historic maritime significance.
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D.
Shark Island
Shark Island is a small rocky island off the coast of Lüderitz in Namibia, historically used as a colonial-era prison camp and now known as a local landmark and campsite.
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E.
Shark Alley
Shark Alley is a popular National Aquarium exhibit featuring a large collection of sharks and other marine predators in an immersive, walk-through viewing environment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay collection
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non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Hunter S. Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
essay
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gonzo journalism ⓘ journalism ⓘ |
| hasContributor | Ralph Steadman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
hardcover edition
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paperback edition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Fear and Loathing at the Super Bowl
NERFINISHED
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Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (excerpt) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Kentucky Derby Is Decadent and Depraved NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | New Journalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
political writing
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satire ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
examples of gonzo journalism
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showcasing Hunter S. Thompson’s career ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1979 ⓘ |
| publisher | Summit Books NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
American politics
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counterculture ⓘ culture ⓘ journalism ⓘ sports ⓘ |
| timeSpanCovered |
1960s
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1970s ⓘ |
| title | The Great Shark Hunt: Strange Tales from a Strange Time NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: The Great Shark Hunt Description of subject: The Great Shark Hunt is a collection of Hunter S. Thompson’s gonzo journalism and essays spanning his career, showcasing his signature wild, satirical, and politically charged style.
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