The White Plague
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The White Plague is a science fiction novel by Frank Herbert that explores the global and psychological consequences of a bioterrorist-engineered pandemic.
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| The White Plague canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9341686 — 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 White Plague Context triple: [Frank Herbert, notableWork, The White Plague]
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A.
Between Three Plagues
"Between Three Plagues" is a historical novel by Estonian writer Jaan Kross that vividly reconstructs 16th-century Baltic life through the story of scholar and printer Balthasar Russow amid political and religious upheaval.
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B.
White Mischief
White Mischief is a 1987 British drama film set in colonial Kenya, centered on a notorious real-life murder scandal among the hedonistic white settler elite.
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C.
Journal for Plague Lovers
"Journal for Plague Lovers" is a critically acclaimed 2009 album by Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers, notable for using the last lyrics written by missing band member Richey Edwards.
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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.
La Lepra
La Lepra is the popular nickname of Argentine football club Newell's Old Boys, based in Rosario and known for its passionate fanbase and strong youth academy.
- 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 White Plague Target entity description: The White Plague is a science fiction novel by Frank Herbert that explores the global and psychological consequences of a bioterrorist-engineered pandemic.
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A.
Between Three Plagues
"Between Three Plagues" is a historical novel by Estonian writer Jaan Kross that vividly reconstructs 16th-century Baltic life through the story of scholar and printer Balthasar Russow amid political and religious upheaval.
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B.
White Mischief
White Mischief is a 1987 British drama film set in colonial Kenya, centered on a notorious real-life murder scandal among the hedonistic white settler elite.
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C.
Journal for Plague Lovers
"Journal for Plague Lovers" is a critically acclaimed 2009 album by Welsh rock band Manic Street Preachers, notable for using the last lyrics written by missing band member Richey Edwards.
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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.
La Lepra
La Lepra is the popular nickname of Argentine football club Newell's Old Boys, based in Rosario and known for its passionate fanbase and strong youth academy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Frank Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorWorkInSeries | standalone novel ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
bioterrorism
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ethics of science ⓘ gender and power ⓘ pandemic ⓘ psychological trauma ⓘ revenge ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| coverArtist | Paul Bacon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores |
consequences of bioterrorism
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impact of pandemics on society ⓘ moral responsibility of scientists ⓘ nationalism and terrorism ⓘ psychological breakdown of the protagonist ⓘ |
| genre |
biopunk
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Frank Herbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780399127453 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 496 ⓘ |
| hasSettingFeature |
Irish nationalist conflict
ⓘ
Vatican involvement ⓘ scientific laboratories ⓘ |
| hasTargetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | John Roe O'Neill NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
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paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
detailed depiction of a man-made plague
ⓘ
focus on psychological and social effects of disease ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorBibliography | works by Frank Herbert ⓘ |
| plotElement |
engineered plague targeting women
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global societal collapse ⓘ political instability ⓘ religious and nationalist conflict ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation | molecular biologist ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1982 ⓘ |
| publisher | G. P. Putnam's Sons NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn |
Ireland
NERFINISHED
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Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
global ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | near future ⓘ |
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