Desolation Angels
E310174
Desolation Angels is a semi-autobiographical novel by Jack Kerouac that blends his Beat Generation philosophy with reflections on solitude, spirituality, and his experiences as a fire lookout and wanderer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Desolation Angels canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2902311 — 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: Desolation Angels Context triple: [Jack Kerouac, notableWork, Desolation Angels]
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A.
Tin Angel
"Tin Angel" is a song by the American folk singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell from her 1969 album "Clouds."
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B.
Devils & Dust
Devils & Dust is a 2005 studio album by Bruce Springsteen that features introspective, acoustic-driven songs exploring themes of war, faith, and American life.
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C.
Holy Terror
Holy Terror is a controversial graphic novel by Frank Miller, published by Legendary Comics, that follows a superhero-style vigilante battling Islamic terrorists.
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D.
Burning Hells
The Burning Hells are the infernal, demon-infested realm of chaos and evil that serves as the primary source of demonic forces and antagonists in the Diablo universe.
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E.
Where Angels Fear to Tread
Where Angels Fear to Tread is a 1905 novel by E. M. Forster that explores cultural clashes, moral hypocrisy, and personal freedom through the tragic consequences of an English family's entanglement in an Italian romance.
- 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: Desolation Angels Target entity description: Desolation Angels is a semi-autobiographical novel by Jack Kerouac that blends his Beat Generation philosophy with reflections on solitude, spirituality, and his experiences as a fire lookout and wanderer.
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A.
Tin Angel
"Tin Angel" is a song by the American folk singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell from her 1969 album "Clouds."
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B.
Devils & Dust
Devils & Dust is a 2005 studio album by Bruce Springsteen that features introspective, acoustic-driven songs exploring themes of war, faith, and American life.
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C.
Holy Terror
Holy Terror is a controversial graphic novel by Frank Miller, published by Legendary Comics, that follows a superhero-style vigilante battling Islamic terrorists.
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D.
Burning Hells
The Burning Hells are the infernal, demon-infested realm of chaos and evil that serves as the primary source of demonic forces and antagonists in the Diablo universe.
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E.
Where Angels Fear to Tread
Where Angels Fear to Tread is a 1905 novel by E. M. Forster that explores cultural clashes, moral hypocrisy, and personal freedom through the tragic consequences of an English family's entanglement in an Italian romance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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semi-autobiographical novel ⓘ |
| author | Jack Kerouac ⓘ |
| basedOnExperience |
Jack Kerouac's time as a fire lookout
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Jack Kerouac's travels as a wanderer ⓘ |
| containsMotif |
inner monologue
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mountain solitude ⓘ road travel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| featuresCharacter |
Allen Ginsberg
ⓘ
Gary Snyder ⓘ Neal Cassady ⓘ William S. Burroughs ⓘ |
| featuresLocation |
Desolation Peak
NERFINISHED
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Mexico City ⓘ New York City ⓘ North Cascades ⓘ San Francisco ⓘ |
| followsWork |
On the Road
ⓘ
Dharma Bums ⓘ
surface form:
The Dharma Bums
|
| genre |
Beat literature
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autobiographical fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Book One: Desolation in Solitude
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Book Two: Desolation in the World ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Beat Generation ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jack Duluoz ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of spiritual reflections with travel narrative
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introspective treatment of Beat lifestyle ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Duluoz Legend ⓘ |
| precedesWork | Satori in Paris ⓘ |
| protagonistBasedOn | Jack Kerouac ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1965 ⓘ |
| publisher | Coward-McCann ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| theme |
Beat philosophy
ⓘ
Buddhism ⓘ Christianity ⓘ
surface form:
Catholicism
addiction ⓘ alienation ⓘ fame ⓘ friendship ⓘ search for meaning ⓘ solitude ⓘ spirituality ⓘ wandering ⓘ |
| writingStyle | spontaneous prose ⓘ |
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