The Plague
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The Plague is a philosophical novel by Albert Camus that uses a devastating epidemic in an Algerian town to explore themes of absurdity, human suffering, and solidarity.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Plague canonical | 5 |
| La Peste | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2861072 — 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 Plague Context triple: [Albert Camus, notableWork, The Plague]
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A.
Joe Cinque’s Consolation
Joe Cinque’s Consolation is a non-fiction book by Australian writer Helen Garner that examines the real-life murder of Joe Cinque and the ensuing legal and moral complexities surrounding the case.
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B.
The Bridge at Courbevoie
The Bridge at Courbevoie is an 1886–87 Post-Impressionist oil painting by Georges Seurat that depicts a tranquil riverside scene near Paris using his pioneering pointillist technique.
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C.
Les Mangeurs de pommes de terre
Les Mangeurs de pommes de terre is the French title of Vincent van Gogh’s early masterpiece depicting a group of peasants sharing a humble meal of potatoes.
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D.
A Journal of the Plague Year
A Journal of the Plague Year is a historical novel by Daniel Defoe that vividly reconstructs life in London during the 1665 bubonic plague outbreak.
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E.
The Yellow House
The Yellow House is a famous 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting his residence in Arles, France, and is considered a key work of Post-Impressionism.
- 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 Plague Target entity description: The Plague is a philosophical novel by Albert Camus that uses a devastating epidemic in an Algerian town to explore themes of absurdity, human suffering, and solidarity.
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A.
Joe Cinque’s Consolation
Joe Cinque’s Consolation is a non-fiction book by Australian writer Helen Garner that examines the real-life murder of Joe Cinque and the ensuing legal and moral complexities surrounding the case.
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B.
The Bridge at Courbevoie
The Bridge at Courbevoie is an 1886–87 Post-Impressionist oil painting by Georges Seurat that depicts a tranquil riverside scene near Paris using his pioneering pointillist technique.
-
C.
Les Mangeurs de pommes de terre
Les Mangeurs de pommes de terre is the French title of Vincent van Gogh’s early masterpiece depicting a group of peasants sharing a humble meal of potatoes.
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D.
A Journal of the Plague Year
A Journal of the Plague Year is a historical novel by Daniel Defoe that vividly reconstructs life in London during the 1665 bubonic plague outbreak.
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E.
The Yellow House
The Yellow House is a famous 1888 painting by Vincent van Gogh depicting his residence in Arles, France, and is considered a key work of Post-Impressionism.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
existentialist novel
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novel ⓘ philosophical novel ⓘ |
| author | Albert Camus ⓘ |
| awareness | depicts quarantine of a city ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
absurdity of human existence
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collective responsibility ⓘ human suffering ⓘ resistance to evil ⓘ solidarity ⓘ the nature of heroism ⓘ the problem of evil ⓘ |
| comparedTo |
The Myth of Sisyphus
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The Stranger ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1947 ⓘ |
| form | prose ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical novel
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existentialist literature ⓘ philosophical fiction ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptations
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stage adaptations ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| influence | postwar existentialist literature ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
the absurd
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surface form:
Absurdism
existentialism ⓘ
surface form:
Existentialism
|
| mainCharacter |
Dr. Bernard Rieux
ⓘ
Father Paneloux ⓘ Jean Tarrou ⓘ Joseph Grand ⓘ Raymond Rambert ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective |
first-person plural
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retrospective account ⓘ |
| narrator | Dr. Bernard Rieux ⓘ |
| notableFor |
allegorical treatment of totalitarianism
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exploration of moral choice under crisis ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
The Plague
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
La Peste
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| philosophicalContext |
Camus’s ethics of revolt
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philosophy of the absurd ⓘ |
| plotElement |
closure of city gates
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formation of volunteer sanitary squads ⓘ outbreak of bubonic plague ⓘ |
| publisher | Gallimard ⓘ |
| setIn | Oran ⓘ |
| setInCountry | Algeria ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| structure | five parts ⓘ |
| symbolism |
plague as metaphor for Nazi occupation
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plague as metaphor for fascism ⓘ plague as metaphor for human condition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Plague Description of subject: The Plague is a philosophical novel by Albert Camus that uses a devastating epidemic in an Algerian town to explore themes of absurdity, human suffering, and solidarity.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
La Peste
this entity surface form:
La Peste