Parasites Like Us
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Parasites Like Us is a darkly comic novel by Adam Johnson that follows an anthropologist whose discovery of ancient artifacts triggers an apocalyptic outbreak.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Parasites Like Us canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8669098 — 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: Parasites Like Us Context triple: [Adam Johnson, notableWork, Parasites Like Us]
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A.
Parasite Rex
Parasite Rex is a popular science book by Carl Zimmer that explores the complex biology, evolution, and ecological impact of parasites on their hosts and ecosystems.
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B.
Deadly Symbiosis
Deadly Symbiosis is a sociological work by Loïc Wacquant that analyzes the intertwined dynamics of race, mass incarceration, and social inequality in the United States.
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C.
Los Gusanos
Los Gusanos was a short-lived rock band formed by Ramones bassist C.J. Ramone that played a harder, more metal-influenced style than his main group.
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D.
The Pest
The Pest is a 1997 slapstick comedy film starring John Leguizamo as a fast-talking con artist who becomes the target of a deadly manhunt.
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E.
The Inhabitants
The Inhabitants is the English rendering of the French term "Les Habitants," historically used to refer to early French settlers or rural dwellers in Quebec.
- 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: Parasites Like Us Target entity description: Parasites Like Us is a darkly comic novel by Adam Johnson that follows an anthropologist whose discovery of ancient artifacts triggers an apocalyptic outbreak.
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A.
Parasite Rex
Parasite Rex is a popular science book by Carl Zimmer that explores the complex biology, evolution, and ecological impact of parasites on their hosts and ecosystems.
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B.
Deadly Symbiosis
Deadly Symbiosis is a sociological work by Loïc Wacquant that analyzes the intertwined dynamics of race, mass incarceration, and social inequality in the United States.
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C.
Los Gusanos
Los Gusanos was a short-lived rock band formed by Ramones bassist C.J. Ramone that played a harder, more metal-influenced style than his main group.
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D.
The Pest
The Pest is a 1997 slapstick comedy film starring John Leguizamo as a fast-talking con artist who becomes the target of a deadly manhunt.
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E.
The Inhabitants
The Inhabitants is the English rendering of the French term "Les Habitants," historically used to refer to early French settlers or rural dwellers in Quebec.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
dark comedy
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Adam Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Viking design department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| debutWorkOf | Adam Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
comic novel
ⓘ
dark comedy ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Dr. Hank Hannah
NERFINISHED
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Eggers NERFINISHED ⓘ Trudy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780670032244 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century American literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Dr. Hank Hannah NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| pageCountApproximate | 300 ⓘ |
| plotSummary | An anthropologist’s discovery of ancient artifacts leads to an apocalyptic outbreak. ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | anthropologist ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2003 ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press
|
| setting | South Dakota NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
apocalypse
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consumer culture ⓘ environmental collapse ⓘ human evolution ⓘ satire of academia ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Parasites Like Us Description of subject: Parasites Like Us is a darkly comic novel by Adam Johnson that follows an anthropologist whose discovery of ancient artifacts triggers an apocalyptic outbreak.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.