Legend of Duluoz
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Legend of Duluoz is Jack Kerouac’s semi-autobiographical cycle of novels that fictionalizes his life and experiences under the recurring surname “Duluoz.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Legend of Duluoz canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12941181 — 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: Legend of Duluoz Context triple: [Duluoz Legend, alsoKnownAs, Legend of Duluoz]
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A.
Lorado
Lorado is a masculine given name most notably borne by American sculptor Lorado Taft.
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B.
The Tale
The Tale is a satirical section within Jonathan Swift’s prose work "A Tale of a Tub," contributing to the book’s broader critique of religious excess and literary pretension.
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C.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
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D.
The Lily of the West
"The Lily of the West" is a traditional folk ballad, widely popularized in the 1960s folk revival and recorded by artists such as Joan Baez.
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E.
Le Crève-Cœur
Le Crève-Cœur is a celebrated poetry collection by French writer Louis Aragon, known for its lyrical exploration of love, loss, and resistance during World War II.
- 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: Legend of Duluoz Target entity description: Legend of Duluoz is Jack Kerouac’s semi-autobiographical cycle of novels that fictionalizes his life and experiences under the recurring surname “Duluoz.”
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A.
Lorado
Lorado is a masculine given name most notably borne by American sculptor Lorado Taft.
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B.
The Tale
The Tale is a satirical section within Jonathan Swift’s prose work "A Tale of a Tub," contributing to the book’s broader critique of religious excess and literary pretension.
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C.
The Tale
The Tale is a 2018 autobiographical drama film written and directed by Jennifer Fox, in which she reexamines a sexual relationship from her youth to confront the nature of memory and abuse.
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D.
The Lily of the West
"The Lily of the West" is a traditional folk ballad, widely popularized in the 1960s folk revival and recorded by artists such as Joan Baez.
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E.
Le Crève-Cœur
Le Crève-Cœur is a celebrated poetry collection by French writer Louis Aragon, known for its lyrical exploration of love, loss, and resistance during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel cycle
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semi-autobiographical work ⓘ |
| author | Jack Kerouac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Jack Kerouac ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre |
Beat literature
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autobiographical fiction ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Big Sur
NERFINISHED
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Desolation Angels NERFINISHED ⓘ Doctor Sax NERFINISHED ⓘ Lonesome Traveler NERFINISHED ⓘ Maggie Cassidy NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Road NERFINISHED ⓘ Satori in Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dharma Bums NERFINISHED ⓘ The Subterraneans NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanity of Duluoz NERFINISHED ⓘ Visions of Cody NERFINISHED ⓘ Visions of Gerard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
addiction
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alienation ⓘ artistic creation ⓘ search for identity ⓘ spiritual enlightenment ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American road narrative
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Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ Catholicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryForm | roman-fleuve ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Beat Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Jack Duluoz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableCharacterAlias |
Ray Smith
GENERATED
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Sal Paradise GENERATED ⓘ |
| protagonistAliasOf | Jack Kerouac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recurringSurname | Duluoz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
France
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Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| subjectMatter |
American culture in the mid-20th century
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friendship ⓘ spiritual quest ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
Kerouac's adulthood
NERFINISHED
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Kerouac's childhood ⓘ Kerouac's youth ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Legend of Duluoz Description of subject: Legend of Duluoz is Jack Kerouac’s semi-autobiographical cycle of novels that fictionalizes his life and experiences under the recurring surname “Duluoz.”
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