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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]
On the Road is a 1957 novel by American writer Jack Kerouac, based on the travels of Kerouac and his friends across the United States. It is considered a defining work of the postwar Beat and Counterculture generations, with its protagonists living life against a backdrop of jazz, poetry, and drug use.
Jack Kerouac (March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969) was an American novelist and poet. He is considered a literary iconoclast and, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, a pioneer of the Beat Generation. [1] Kerouac is recognized for his method of spontaneous prose.
May 10, 2024 · Jack Kerouac (born March 12, 1922, Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.—died October 21, 1969, St. Petersburg, Florida) was an 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.
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.
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.
Jack Kerouac Bio & Bibliography. About the Site. About the Kerouac Center. The Jack Kerouac Archive at UMass Lowell. Contact. Links to projects, talks, and essays about Jack Kerouac, sponsored by the Kerouac Center. NEW! Music and Musicians Under the Influence. Songs inspired by Kerouac.
Jack Kerouac | bio. A Biography, Bibliography, and Assorted Links. Jack in Fred W. McDarrah’s apartment, Dec. 10, 1959. Copyright: Fred McDarrah/Getty Images. Born Jean-Louis Kerouac, Kerouac is the most famous native son of Lowell, Massachusetts.
Mar 12, 2022 · Jack Kerouac at 100: How a heady cocktail of trauma, faith and rotgut wine made a literary legend. A century after the ‘On The Road’ author’s birth, Kerouac’s close friend and...
Jack Kerouac | Home. Biography. Born Jean-Louis Kerouac, Kerouac is the most famous native son of Lowell, Massachusetts. His parents had immigrated as very young children from the Province of Quebec, Canada, and Kerouac spoke a local French Canadian-American dialect before he spoke English.
