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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 (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.
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.
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). Jack Kerouac's birthplace, 9 Lupine Road, 2nd floor in Lowell, Massachusetts.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
DETAIL: Jack Kerouac’s On the Road has become a classic text in American literary counterculture. Set in the aftermath of the Second World War, Sal Paradise’s account of his travels across America has become emblematic of the struggle to retain the freedom of the American dream in a more sober historical moment.
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 collaborator...
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).
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.
BIBLIOGRAPHY – Jack Kerouac. MAJOR WORKS OF FICTION, POETRY, DRAMA, AND CORRESPONDENCE. 1950 The Town and The City | Harcourt Brace. 1957 On the Road | Viking. 1958 Dharma Bums | Viking. 1958 The Subterraneans | Grove Press. 1959 Mexico City Blues | Grove Press. 1959 Maggie Cassidy | Avon Original. 1959 Dr Sax | Grove Press.
Mar 22, 2012 · Now comes Jack Kerouac (March 12, 1922–October 21, 1969) — cultural icon, symbolism sage, exquisite idealist — with his 30-point list, entitled Belief and Technique for Modern Prose.
Feb 9, 2023 · 1. Jack Kerouac’s childhood nickname was “Memory Babe.” Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac was born on March 12, 1922 in Lowell, Massachusetts. His father, Leo, was an insurance salesman and later...
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 9, 2021 · Jack Kerouac, cult writer of the Beat generation, remains an American icon. This documentary focuses on the creative pinnacle of his life—63 days spent as a fire warden on Desolation Peak in ...
Jack Kerouac papers, 1945-1971 Summary Information Abstract. Novelist and member of the Beat Generation. The collection includes a small amount of correspondence, manuscript material and ephemera by and relating to Jack Kerouac.
Novelist Jack Kerouac, father of the literary “beat generation” of the 1950s and reluctant godfather to today’s hippie movement, died early Tuesday of a massive hemorrhage.
Jack Kerouac. Writer: On the Road. Jack Kerouac was born into a French-Canadian family and spoke French before he learned English. His father was a printer and a local businessman. His first story was inspired by the radio show "The Shadow". As a young writer he styled himself after Thomas Wolfe, and attended Columbia University.
Jean-Louis Kérouac ou Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac dit Jack Kerouac (/ ʒ a k k e. ʁ w a k [1] ; en anglais / d ʒ æ k ˈ k ɛ ɹ u æ k / [2]), né le 12 mars 1922 à Lowell, dans le Massachusetts, et mort le 21 octobre 1969 à St. Petersburg, en Floride, est un écrivain et poète américain.
杰克·凯鲁亚克（Jack Kerouac，1922～1969），美国作家，美国“垮掉的一代”的代表人物。 他的主要作品有自传体小说《在路上》、《达摩流浪者》、《荒凉天使》、《孤独旅者》等。
