The Subterraneans
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The Subterraneans is a semi-autobiographical Beat Generation novel by Jack Kerouac that portrays a brief, intense love affair set against the bohemian jazz scene of 1950s San Francisco.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Subterraneans canonical | 5 |
| The Subterraneans (1960 film) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2902313 — 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.
Target entity: The Subterraneans Context triple: [Jack Kerouac, notableWork, The Subterraneans]
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Children of Sisyphus
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The Place of Dead Roads
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La Ville Radieuse
La Ville Radieuse is Le Corbusier’s influential utopian urban planning concept that envisioned a highly ordered, high-density city of towers set within open green spaces.
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The Stranger
The Stranger is a landmark existential novel by Albert Camus that explores themes of absurdism, alienation, and the indifference of the universe through the detached perspective of its protagonist, Meursault.
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The Stranger
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: The Subterraneans Target entity description: The Subterraneans is a semi-autobiographical Beat Generation novel by Jack Kerouac that portrays a brief, intense love affair set against the bohemian jazz scene of 1950s San Francisco.
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A.
Children of Sisyphus
Children of Sisyphus are the mythological offspring of the cunning Corinthian king Sisyphus in Greek mythology, often noted for continuing his royal lineage and associated legends.
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B.
The Place of Dead Roads
The Place of Dead Roads is a surreal, nonlinear novel by William S. Burroughs that blends Western motifs, science fiction, and experimental prose to explore themes of death, sexuality, and control.
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C.
La Ville Radieuse
La Ville Radieuse is Le Corbusier’s influential utopian urban planning concept that envisioned a highly ordered, high-density city of towers set within open green spaces.
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D.
The Stranger
The Stranger is a landmark existential novel by Albert Camus that explores themes of absurdism, alienation, and the indifference of the universe through the detached perspective of its protagonist, Meursault.
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E.
The Stranger
The Stranger is a critically acclaimed 1977 rock album by Billy Joel that features several of his signature songs and helped cement his mainstream success.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beat Generation novel
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film ⓘ novel ⓘ semi-autobiographical novel ⓘ |
| author | Jack Kerouac ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Subterraneans self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
| character | Mardou Fox ⓘ |
| characterBasedOn | Alene Lee ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Roy Kuhlman ⓘ |
| director | Ranald MacDougall ⓘ |
| firstEditionFormat | paperback ⓘ |
| follows | On the Road ⓘ |
| genre |
Beat literature
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autobiographical fiction ⓘ roman à clef ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
The Subterraneans
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Subterraneans (1960 film)
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| hasISBN | 0802130710 ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Beat Generation ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | spontaneous prose ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of interracial relationship in 1950s America
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portrayal of San Francisco jazz scene ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Duluoz Legend ⓘ |
| protagonist | Leo Percepied ⓘ |
| protagonistBasedOn | Jack Kerouac ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1958 ⓘ |
| publisher | Grove Press ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1960 ⓘ |
| settingLocation | San Francisco ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | 1950s ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
jazz-influenced rhythm
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stream-of-consciousness ⓘ |
| subject |
Beat subculture
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artistic creativity ⓘ urban alienation ⓘ |
| theme |
bohemian lifestyle
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interracial romance ⓘ jazz culture ⓘ love affair ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: The Subterraneans Description of subject: The Subterraneans is a semi-autobiographical Beat Generation novel by Jack Kerouac that portrays a brief, intense love affair set against the bohemian jazz scene of 1950s San Francisco.
Referenced by (6)
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