Duluoz
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Duluoz is the recurring semi-autobiographical protagonist name Jack Kerouac uses to represent himself across many of his interconnected novels.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Duluoz canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12941183 — 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: Duluoz Context triple: [Duluoz Legend, usesRecurringProtagonistName, Duluoz]
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Dorla
Dorla are an indigenous Adivasi community of the Bastar region in central India, known for their distinct cultural traditions, language, and close relationship with forest-based livelihoods.
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Dugu
Dugu is a semi-legendary figure sometimes cited as an early founder of the Sayfawa dynasty, the long-ruling royal house of the Kanem-Bornu Empire in Central Africa.
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C.
Dainzú
Dainzú is an ancient Zapotec archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, notable for its terraced architecture and carved stone reliefs depicting ballgame scenes.
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D.
Dazaga
Dazaga is a Saharan language spoken primarily by the Daza (Gorane) people across parts of Chad, Niger, Libya, and Sudan.
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E.
Andoolo
Andoolo is a small town that serves as an administrative center in the Indonesian province of Southeast Sulawesi.
- 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: Duluoz Target entity description: Duluoz is the recurring semi-autobiographical protagonist name Jack Kerouac uses to represent himself across many of his interconnected novels.
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A.
Dorla
Dorla are an indigenous Adivasi community of the Bastar region in central India, known for their distinct cultural traditions, language, and close relationship with forest-based livelihoods.
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B.
Dugu
Dugu is a semi-legendary figure sometimes cited as an early founder of the Sayfawa dynasty, the long-ruling royal house of the Kanem-Bornu Empire in Central Africa.
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C.
Dainzú
Dainzú is an ancient Zapotec archaeological site in Oaxaca, Mexico, notable for its terraced architecture and carved stone reliefs depicting ballgame scenes.
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D.
Dazaga
Dazaga is a Saharan language spoken primarily by the Daza (Gorane) people across parts of Chad, Niger, Libya, and Sudan.
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E.
Andoolo
Andoolo is a small town that serves as an administrative center in the Indonesian province of Southeast Sulawesi.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
alter ego
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary character ⓘ semi-autobiographical persona ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Jack Duluoz
NERFINISHED
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Kerouac’s fictional self ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Big Sur
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Desolation Angels NERFINISHED ⓘ Doctor Sax NERFINISHED ⓘ Lonesome Traveler NERFINISHED ⓘ Maggie Cassidy NERFINISHED ⓘ On the Road (as Kerouac’s alter ego, often associated with Sal Paradise/Duluoz persona) NERFINISHED ⓘ Satori in Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dharma Bums NERFINISHED ⓘ The Duluoz Legend NERFINISHED ⓘ Tristessa NERFINISHED ⓘ Vanity of Duluoz NERFINISHED ⓘ Visions of Cody NERFINISHED ⓘ novels by Jack Kerouac ⓘ |
| basedOn | life of Jack Kerouac ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Jack Kerouac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
interconnected across multiple novels
ⓘ
semi-autobiographical ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
American counterculture
ⓘ
friendship ⓘ spiritual quest ⓘ travel ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Beat Generation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | to fictionalize Kerouac’s own experiences ⓘ |
| partOf | Jack Kerouac’s autobiographical cycle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| represents | Jack Kerouac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInWork | recurring protagonist ⓘ |
| usedAs |
narrator
ⓘ
protagonist name ⓘ |
| usedIn | first-person narratives ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Duluoz Description of subject: Duluoz is the recurring semi-autobiographical protagonist name Jack Kerouac uses to represent himself across many of his interconnected novels.
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