When the Killing's Done
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"When the Killing's Done" is a novel by T.C. Boyle that explores environmentalism, animal rights, and human conflict through a battle over wildlife management in California’s Channel Islands.
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| When the Killing's Done canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: When the Killing's Done Context triple: [T.C. Boyle, notableWork, When the Killing's Done]
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A.
Born to Kill
Born to Kill is an alternate title for the 1974 American drama film "Cockfighter," directed by Monte Hellman and starring Warren Oates as a man obsessed with becoming the top cockfighting trainer in the American South.
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B.
Great Kills
Great Kills is a residential neighborhood on Staten Island’s South Shore known for its marina, waterfront parks, and suburban character.
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C.
Seven Days to a Killing
Seven Days to a Killing is a 1972 spy thriller novel by Clive Egleton, centered on a British intelligence officer whose son is kidnapped as part of a high-stakes blackmail plot.
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D.
Hard to Kill
Hard to Kill is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced annually by Impact Wrestling.
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E.
Killer Is Me
"Killer Is Me" is a song by American rock band Alice in Chains, known for its appearance on their 1996 MTV Unplugged performance.
- 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: When the Killing's Done Target entity description: "When the Killing's Done" is a novel by T.C. Boyle that explores environmentalism, animal rights, and human conflict through a battle over wildlife management in California’s Channel Islands.
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A.
Born to Kill
Born to Kill is an alternate title for the 1974 American drama film "Cockfighter," directed by Monte Hellman and starring Warren Oates as a man obsessed with becoming the top cockfighting trainer in the American South.
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B.
Great Kills
Great Kills is a residential neighborhood on Staten Island’s South Shore known for its marina, waterfront parks, and suburban character.
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C.
Seven Days to a Killing
Seven Days to a Killing is a 1972 spy thriller novel by Clive Egleton, centered on a British intelligence officer whose son is kidnapped as part of a high-stakes blackmail plot.
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D.
Hard to Kill
Hard to Kill is a professional wrestling pay-per-view event produced annually by Impact Wrestling.
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E.
Killer Is Me
"Killer Is Me" is a song by American rock band Alice in Chains, known for its appearance on their 1996 MTV Unplugged performance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | novel ⓘ |
| author | T. C. Boyle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Paul Sahre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exploresIssue |
ethics of culling invasive species
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human impact on ecosystems ⓘ tension between conservation biology and animal rights activism ⓘ |
| followedBy | San Miguel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
environmental fiction
ⓘ
literary fiction ⓘ political novel ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Dave LaJoy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Debbie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 9780670022328 ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
dominion over nature
ⓘ
predation ⓘ storms and shipwrecks ⓘ |
| hasProtagonist | Alma Boyd Takesue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
National Park Service
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
feral pigs ⓘ invasive species eradication ⓘ island ecology ⓘ rats ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
realist
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
animal rights
ⓘ
environmentalism ⓘ human conflict ⓘ wildlife management ⓘ |
| mediaType |
hardcover
ⓘ
paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | third-person narration ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| pageCount | 369 ⓘ |
| partOf | T. C. Boyle bibliography ⓘ |
| plotSummary | The novel centers on a conflict between National Park Service biologists and animal rights activists over eradication of invasive species on the Channel Islands. ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Women NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2011 ⓘ |
| publisher |
The Viking Press
ⓘ
surface form:
Viking Press
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| setIn | Channel Islands National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Anacapa Island
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Channel Islands, California NERFINISHED ⓘ Santa Cruz Island NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
early 21st century
ⓘ
late 20th century ⓘ |
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