When You Are Engulfed in Flames
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"When You Are Engulfed in Flames" is a bestselling collection of humorous and autobiographical essays by David Sedaris, known for its darkly comic reflections on everyday life and personal neuroses.
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| When You Are Engulfed in Flames canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7827118 — 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: When You Are Engulfed in Flames Context triple: [David Sedaris, notableWork, When You Are Engulfed in Flames]
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The Fire Inside
The Fire Inside is a 1991 rock album by American singer-songwriter Bob Seger, known for its heartland rock sound and reflective, narrative-driven songs.
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The Fire Inside
The Fire Inside is a nonfiction book by Steve Delsohn that explores the lives, challenges, and culture of firefighters.
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Through the Fire
"Through the Fire" is a 1984 soulful R&B ballad by Chaka Khan, renowned for its powerful vocals and enduring popularity as one of her signature songs.
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On Fire
On Fire is a nonfiction book by Naomi Klein that explores the climate crisis and advocates for transformative, justice-centered solutions such as a Green New Deal.
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On Fire
"On Fire" is an ancient treatise by the Greek philosopher Theophrastus that examines the nature, causes, and properties of fire within early scientific and philosophical thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: When You Are Engulfed in Flames Target entity description: "When You Are Engulfed in Flames" is a bestselling collection of humorous and autobiographical essays by David Sedaris, known for its darkly comic reflections on everyday life and personal neuroses.
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A.
The Fire Inside
The Fire Inside is a 1991 rock album by American singer-songwriter Bob Seger, known for its heartland rock sound and reflective, narrative-driven songs.
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B.
The Fire Inside
The Fire Inside is a nonfiction book by Steve Delsohn that explores the lives, challenges, and culture of firefighters.
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C.
Through the Fire
"Through the Fire" is a 1984 soulful R&B ballad by Chaka Khan, renowned for its powerful vocals and enduring popularity as one of her signature songs.
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D.
On Fire
On Fire is a nonfiction book by Naomi Klein that explores the climate crisis and advocates for transformative, justice-centered solutions such as a Green New Deal.
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E.
On Fire
"On Fire" is an ancient treatise by the Greek philosopher Theophrastus that examines the nature, causes, and properties of fire within early scientific and philosophical thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
ⓘ
essay collection ⓘ |
| author | David Sedaris ⓘ |
| authorStyle |
observational comedy
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self-deprecating humor ⓘ |
| bestsellerStatus | bestselling essay collection ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
coping with mortality
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self-examination through humor ⓘ the absurdity of everyday situations ⓘ |
| containsEssay |
Adult Figures Charging Toward a Concrete Toadstool
ⓘ
All the Beauty You Will Ever Need ⓘ April in Paris ⓘ Buddy, Can You Spare a Tie? ⓘ Crybaby ⓘ In the Waiting Room ⓘ Memento Mori ⓘ Of Mice and Men ⓘ Old Faithful ⓘ
linked to:
Old Faithful geyser
Road Trips ⓘ Solution to Saturday’s Puzzle ⓘ That’s Amore ⓘ
linked to:
That's Amore
The Monster Mash ⓘ
linked to:
Monster Mash
The Smoking Section ⓘ Town and Country ⓘ
linked to:
Town & Country
What I Learned ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| followedBy | Squirrel Seeks Chipmunk ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiographical essays
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humor ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
e-book
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
addiction
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anxiety ⓘ death ⓘ everyday life ⓘ family relationships ⓘ social awkwardness ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
audiobook
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print ⓘ |
| narratorOfAudiobook | David Sedaris ⓘ |
| notableFor |
darkly comic reflections on everyday life
ⓘ
personal neuroses ⓘ |
| partOf | David Sedaris bibliography ⓘ |
| precededBy | Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| publisher | Little, Brown and Company ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: When You Are Engulfed in Flames Description of subject: "When You Are Engulfed in Flames" is a bestselling collection of humorous and autobiographical essays by David Sedaris, known for its darkly comic reflections on everyday life and personal neuroses.
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