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The Town and the City

novel by Jack Kerouac
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The Town and the City

Summary

The Town and the City is a literary work[1]. It ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (352 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • The Town and the City authored Jack Kerouac[3].
  • The Town and the City's instance of is recorded as literary work[4].
  • The Town and the City was published by Harcourt[5].
  • The Town and the City was followed by On the Road[6].
  • The Town and the City's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].
  • The Town and the City's country of origin is recorded as United States[8].
  • The Town and the City was published on February 1950[9].
  • The Town and the City was published on 1950[10].
  • The Town and the City's narrative location is recorded as New York City[11].
  • The Town and the City's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'The Town and the City'}[12].
  • The Town and the City's has characteristic is recorded as debut novel[13].
  • The Town and the City's form of creative work is recorded as novel[14].

Body

Authorship and Creation

The Town and the City authored Jack Kerouac[3]. It was published by Harcourt[5].

Publication

Publication dates include February 1950[9] and 1950[10]. The Town and the City's language of work or name is recorded as English[7].

Adaptations and Inspiration

The Town and the City was followed by On the Road[6].

Why It Matters

The Town and the City ranks in the top 4% of literary_work entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (352 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15]

Related Entities

Jack Kerouac literary work New York City On the Road United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.

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  1. 17d ago · InventaireBot bot · 2026-06-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open library id → OL34636524W
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P648]]: OL34636524W, add claims: P648"
  2. 7w ago · KaleemBot bot · 2026-05-06 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Language of work or name → English
    Publisher → Harcourt
    Country of origin → United States
    Form of creative work → novel
    + 12 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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