The Subterraneans

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:novel
gptkbp:adaptation not adapted into film
gptkbp:adaptations gptkb:none
gptkbp:author gptkb:Jack_Kerouac
gptkbp:character_development gptkb:complex
gptkbp:character_motivation desire for connection
search for meaning
escape from society
gptkbp:character_relationships romantic relationships
dynamic
intense
personal struggles
societal expectations
gptkbp:characterized_by vivid
gptkbp:conflict external
internal
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:critical_reception mixed
gptkbp:cultural_impact gptkb:significant
gptkbp:cultural_references 1950s America
Beatnik culture
San Francisco's nightlife
gptkbp:followed_by gptkb:Dharma_Bums
gptkbp:genre gptkb:Fiction
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Subterraneans
gptkbp:influenced subsequent literature
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:jazz_music
gptkb:Beat_Generation
gptkb:existentialism
gptkb:modernism
American culture
artistic expression
romanticism
counterculture movements
jazz culture
bohemian lifestyle
beat poetry
gptkbp:isbn 978-0140042594
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:language_spoken naturalistic
gptkbp:literary_significance important work of the Beat Generation
gptkbp:main_character Leo Percepied
gptkbp:motif urban life
gptkbp:narrative first-person
gptkbp:narrative_style stream of consciousness
experimental
gptkbp:notable_quote " The Subterraneans are the people who live underground."
gptkbp:page_count 192
gptkbp:plot episodic
gptkbp:protagonist gptkb:Writer
gptkbp:published_in gptkb:1958
gptkbp:publisher gptkb:Viking_Press
gptkbp:reader_demographic cult following
gptkbp:setting gptkb:San_Francisco
gptkbp:setting_time 1950s
gptkbp:style autobiographical
gptkbp:symbolism underground life
gptkbp:themes gptkb:identity
love
freedom
alienation
self-discovery
disillusionment
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:the_works_of_Jack_Kerouac
gptkb:Jack_Kerouac
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5