The Great Explosion
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The Great Explosion is a satirical science fiction novel by Eric Frank Russell that critiques bureaucracy and militarism through a series of loosely connected spacefaring adventures.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Great Explosion canonical | 1 |
| “The Great Explosion” (title story) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8493910 — 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 Great Explosion Context triple: [Eric Frank Russell, notableWork, The Great Explosion]
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A.
The Catastrophe
"The Catastrophe" is a political work by Russian revolutionary leader Alexander Kerensky analyzing the collapse of the Russian Provisional Government and the events leading to the Bolshevik takeover in 1917.
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B.
Explosion in a Cathedral
Explosion in a Cathedral is a historical novel by Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier that blends baroque prose and magical realism to explore the upheavals of the French and Caribbean revolutions.
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C.
Kaboom
Kaboom is a 2010 surreal coming-of-age dark comedy film written and directed by Gregg Araki.
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D.
Bomba
Bomba is a traditional Afro-Puerto Rican musical and dance genre characterized by call-and-response singing, barrel drums, and improvisational interaction between dancers and drummers.
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E.
Las Bombas
Las Bombas is a Metrobús station in Mexico City that serves as a terminus on Line 5 of the bus rapid transit system.
- 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 Great Explosion Target entity description: The Great Explosion is a satirical science fiction novel by Eric Frank Russell that critiques bureaucracy and militarism through a series of loosely connected spacefaring adventures.
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A.
The Catastrophe
"The Catastrophe" is a political work by Russian revolutionary leader Alexander Kerensky analyzing the collapse of the Russian Provisional Government and the events leading to the Bolshevik takeover in 1917.
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B.
Explosion in a Cathedral
Explosion in a Cathedral is a historical novel by Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier that blends baroque prose and magical realism to explore the upheavals of the French and Caribbean revolutions.
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C.
Kaboom
Kaboom is a 2010 surreal coming-of-age dark comedy film written and directed by Gregg Araki.
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D.
Bomba
Bomba is a traditional Afro-Puerto Rican musical and dance genre characterized by call-and-response singing, barrel drums, and improvisational interaction between dancers and drummers.
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E.
Las Bombas
Las Bombas is a Metrobús station in Mexico City that serves as a terminus on Line 5 of the bus rapid transit system.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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satirical novel ⓘ science fiction novel ⓘ |
| author | Eric Frank Russell ⓘ |
| basedOn | earlier short stories by Eric Frank Russell ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| critiques |
conformity in organizations
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military hierarchy ⓘ rigid regulations ⓘ |
| depicts | spacefaring expeditions from Earth ⓘ |
| features | colonial contact with alien or human cultures ⓘ |
| genre |
satire
ⓘ
science fiction ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType |
bureaucrats
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military officers ⓘ space explorers ⓘ |
| hasPart |
“Allamagoosa”
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“The Great Explosion” (title story) ⓘ
linked to:
The Great Explosion
“The Waitabits” ⓘ |
| influenced | later humorous science fiction works ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
humorous
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satirical ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
anti-authoritarianism
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critique of bureaucracy ⓘ critique of militarism ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | fix-up of loosely connected stories ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of extreme bureaucratic red tape
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portrayal of absurd military procedures ⓘ |
| originalPublicationYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| publicationType | fix-up novel ⓘ |
| publisher | Dennis Dobson ⓘ |
| setting |
future
ⓘ
interstellar space ⓘ |
| tone |
comic
ⓘ
ironic ⓘ |
| workOf | Eric Frank Russell ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Great Explosion Description of subject: The Great Explosion is a satirical science fiction novel by Eric Frank Russell that critiques bureaucracy and militarism through a series of loosely connected spacefaring adventures.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: The Great Explosion