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Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac [1] ( / ˈkɛru.æk /; [2] March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969), known as Jack Kerouac, was an American novelist and poet [3] who, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, was a pioneer of the Beat Generation. [4]
May 10, 2024 · Jack Kerouac, American novelist, poet, and leader of the Beat movement whose most famous book, On the Road (1957), had broad cultural influence before it was recognized for its literary merits. Learn more about Jack Kerouac, On the Road, and the Beat movement in this article.
Apr 2, 2014 · Jack Kerouac was an American writer best known for the novel 'On the Road,' which became an American classic, pioneering the Beat Generation in the 1950s.
He is the author of the poetry collections Scattered Poems (1971), published posthumously, and Mexico City Blues (1959), among others. Kerouac was a highly imaginative child who created a private world of racing stables and sports teams, then wrote his own newspapers to report their performances.
Jack Kerouac was an American novelist, writer, poet, and artist born on March 12, 1922, in Lowell, Massachusetts to French Canadian parents, Léo-Alcide Kéroack (1889–1946) and Gabrielle-Ange Lévesque (1895–1973).
Music and Musicians Under the Influence. Songs inspired by Kerouac. The Kerouac Book River. Nearly three hundred Kerouac covers from around the world. by the UMass Lowell Kerouac Team. The Kerouac-Sampas Collection. A searchable database of one of the most expansive Kerouac collections in the world.
The Kerouac Society is for fans of the American Beat author, Jack Kerouac. Members will have access to Jack Kerouac Estate exclusive news, archives, photos, videos, events, and giveaways. Members are welcome to post, discuss, and connect.
May 10, 2024 · Kerouac explained his quest for pure, unadulterated language—the truth of the heart unobstructed by the lying of revision—in two essays published in the Evergreen Review: “ Essentials of Spontaneous Prose” (1958) and “ Belief and Technique for Modern Prose” (1959).
Born in Lowell, Massachusetts, on March 12, 1922, Jack Kerouac, baptised Jean Louis Kirouac, was the youngest of three children of French-Canadian immigrants from Quebec, Canada. He was raised speaking the French-Canadian working class dialect Joual until he learned English at age five.
Mar 12, 2012 · Jack Kerouac. Born: March 12, 1922. Place of Birth: Lowell, Massachusetts. Died: October 21, 1969. Place of Death: St. Petersburg, Florida. Texts from Levi Asher - Literary Kicks. Excerpted by permission of copyright holder. Jack Kerouac was born Jean-Louis Kerouac, a French-Canadian child in working-class Lowell, Massachusetts.
