The Interruption of Everything
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The Interruption of Everything is a contemporary novel by Terry McMillan that follows a middle-aged woman confronting the upheaval of her family life, identity, and long-suppressed dreams.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Interruption of Everything canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1230954 — 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 Interruption of Everything Context triple: [Terry McMillan, notableWork, The Interruption of Everything]
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A.
Enemies of the Permanent Things
Enemies of the Permanent Things is a collection of essays by conservative thinker Russell Kirk critiquing modern cultural, political, and moral trends in defense of enduring moral and social norms.
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B.
The Waiting
"The Waiting" is a popular rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, known for its jangly guitars and reflective lyrics about anticipation and patience.
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C.
The Whole Shebang
The Whole Shebang is a popular science book by Timothy Ferris that explores the origins, structure, and fate of the universe in an accessible and wide-ranging overview of modern cosmology.
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D.
Until the End of the World
"Until the End of the World" is a song by Irish rock band U2, known for its atmospheric sound and lyrics inspired by a dialogue between Jesus and Judas.
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E.
The Blackout
"The Blackout" is a rock song by U2 from their 2017 album *Songs of Experience*, noted for its heavy bass-driven sound and politically charged lyrics.
- 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 Interruption of Everything Target entity description: The Interruption of Everything is a contemporary novel by Terry McMillan that follows a middle-aged woman confronting the upheaval of her family life, identity, and long-suppressed dreams.
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A.
Enemies of the Permanent Things
Enemies of the Permanent Things is a collection of essays by conservative thinker Russell Kirk critiquing modern cultural, political, and moral trends in defense of enduring moral and social norms.
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B.
The Waiting
"The Waiting" is a popular rock song by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, known for its jangly guitars and reflective lyrics about anticipation and patience.
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C.
The Whole Shebang
The Whole Shebang is a popular science book by Timothy Ferris that explores the origins, structure, and fate of the universe in an accessible and wide-ranging overview of modern cosmology.
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D.
Until the End of the World
"Until the End of the World" is a song by Irish rock band U2, known for its atmospheric sound and lyrics inspired by a dialogue between Jesus and Judas.
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E.
The Blackout
"The Blackout" is a rock song by U2 from their 2017 album *Songs of Experience*, noted for its heavy bass-driven sound and politically charged lyrics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Terry McMillan ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Terry McMillan ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
pursuit of long-suppressed dreams
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reassessment of personal identity ⓘ upheaval of family life ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fiction
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domestic fiction ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose ⓘ |
| hasStructure | chapters ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
African-American women
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extended family dynamics ⓘ marital relationships ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | contemporary African-American literature ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Marilyn Grimes ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| protagonistGender | female ⓘ |
| protagonistLifeStage | middle-aged ⓘ |
| setting |
California, United States
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surface form:
California
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| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| theme |
family life
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identity ⓘ marriage ⓘ midlife crisis ⓘ motherhood ⓘ self-discovery ⓘ unfulfilled dreams ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Interruption of Everything Description of subject: The Interruption of Everything is a contemporary novel by Terry McMillan that follows a middle-aged woman confronting the upheaval of her family life, identity, and long-suppressed dreams.
Referenced by (2)
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