Travels with Charley: In Search of America

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book non-fiction work travelogue

Travels with Charley: In Search of America is a 1962 travelogue by John Steinbeck recounting his cross-country journey across the United States with his poodle Charley, reflecting on American culture and society.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf book ⓘ
non-fiction work ⓘ
travelogue ⓘ
author John Steinbeck ⓘ
characterType poodle ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
describesJourneyType cross-country road trip ⓘ
featuresCharacter Charley ⓘ
focusesOn observations of everyday Americans ⓘ
regional differences in the United States ⓘ
social and political climate of the early 1960s ⓘ
form prose ⓘ
genre memoir ⓘ
road narrative ⓘ
travel literature ⓘ
hasCompanionAnimal Charley the poodle ⓘ
dog ⓘ
hasNarrator John Steinbeck ⓘ
hasTheme change in American life ⓘ
identity ⓘ
loneliness ⓘ
regional diversity in the United States ⓘ
search for meaning ⓘ
hasTitle Travels with Charley: In Search of America self-link ⓘ
isNonfictionAccountOf John Steinbeck's journey across the United States with his dog Charley ⓘ
language English ⓘ
literaryMovement American realism ⓘ
mainCharacter John Steinbeck ⓘ
narrativePerspective first-person ⓘ
notableFor blend of travel narrative and social critique ⓘ
depiction of American regions in the 1960s ⓘ
originalPublicationLanguage English ⓘ
protagonistCompanion Charley ⓘ
publicationYear 1962 ⓘ
setting United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
subjectMatter American culture ⓘ
American society ⓘ
road trip ⓘ
self-discovery ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed early 1960s America ⓘ

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John Steinbeck → notableWork → Travels with Charley: In Search of America ⓘ
Travels with Charley: In Search of America → hasTitle → Travels with Charley: In Search of America self-link ⓘ
John → notableWork → Travels with Charley: In Search of America ⓘ
subject surface form: John Steinbeck
this entity surface form: Travels with Charley
Charley → appearsIn → Travels with Charley: In Search of America ⓘ
Charley the poodle → appearsIn → Travels with Charley: In Search of America ⓘ