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.

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The Subterraneans canonical 5
The Subterraneans (1960 film) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Beat Generation novel
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
surface form: United States
coverArtist Roy Kuhlman
director Ranald MacDougall
firstEditionFormat paperback
follows On the Road
genre Beat literature
autobiographical fiction
roman à clef
hasAdaptation The Subterraneans self-linksurface differs
surface form: The Subterraneans (1960 film)
hasISBN 0802130710
literaryMovement Beat Generation
mediaType print
narrativeStyle spontaneous prose
notableFor exploration of interracial relationship in 1950s America
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
stream-of-consciousness
subject Beat subculture
artistic creativity
urban alienation
theme bohemian lifestyle
interracial romance
jazz culture
love affair

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Jack Kerouac notableWork The Subterraneans
Dharma Bums relatedWork The Subterraneans
Duluoz Legend hasPart The Subterraneans
Spontaneous prose usedIn The Subterraneans
The Subterraneans hasAdaptation The Subterraneans self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: The Subterraneans (1960 film)
The Subterraneans basedOn The Subterraneans self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: The Subterraneans (1960 film)