Herbert Edwin Huncke
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Herbert Edwin Huncke was an American writer, storyteller, and central Beat Generation figure whose gritty tales of street life in New York deeply influenced authors like Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Beat Generation figure
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human ⓘ memoirist ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Allen Ginsberg
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Jack Kerouac NERFINISHED ⓘ Times Square street culture NERFINISHED ⓘ William S. Burroughs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1915-01-09 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Greenwich, Massachusetts, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | congestive heart failure ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| criminalRecord | multiple arrests related to drugs and theft ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1996-08-08 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| describedIn | Beat memoirs by contemporaries ⓘ |
| education | left school in his teens ⓘ |
| era | 20th century ⓘ |
| ethnicity | European American ⓘ |
| familyName | Huncke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Beat literature
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autobiographical fiction ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| givenName | Herbert ⓘ |
| influenced |
Allen Ginsberg
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Beat Generation literature ⓘ Jack Kerouac NERFINISHED ⓘ William S. Burroughs NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedWork |
Junkie
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On the Road NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inspiredCharacter |
characters in Jack Kerouac’s novels
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characters in William S. Burroughs’ novels ⓘ |
| knownFor |
gritty tales of street life in New York City
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popularizing the term "beat" ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | raw autobiographical realism ⓘ |
| livedIn | Chicago, Illinois, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | Beat Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Herbert Edwin Huncke NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Huncke’s Journal
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The Evening Sun Turned Crimson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
drug dealer
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hustler ⓘ storyteller ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| residence |
New York City
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surface form:
New York City, New York, United States
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| sexualOrientation | bisexual ⓘ |
| subjectOf | autobiographical writings about addiction and crime ⓘ |
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