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Kerouac

Jack Kerouac
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Jack Kerouac by Tom Palumbo circa 1956
Born Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac
(1922-03-12)March 12, 1922
Lowell, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died October 21, 1969(1969-10-21) (aged 47)
St. Petersburg, Florida, U.S.
Occupation Poet, novelist, philosopher
Nationality American
Alma mater Columbia University
Literary movement Beat
Notable works On the Road
The Dharma Bums
Big Sur
Spouse

Edie Parker (m. 1944–48)

Joan Haverty (m. 1950–51)

Stella Sampas (m. 1966–69)

Signature

Edie Parker (m. 1944–48)

Joan Haverty (m. 1950–51)

Jack Kerouac (/ˈkɛruˌæk/ or /ˈkɛrəˌwæk/, born Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac; 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. Kerouac is recognized for his method of spontaneous prose. Thematically, his work covers topics such as Catholic spirituality, jazz, promiscuity, Buddhism, drugs, poverty, and travel. He became an underground celebrity and, with other beats, a progenitor of the hippie movement, although he remained antagonistic toward some of its politically radical elements.

In 1969, aged 47, Kerouac died from internal bleeding due to long-term alcohol abuse. Since his death, Kerouac's literary prestige has grown, and several previously unseen works have been published. All of his books are in print today, including The Town and the City, On the Road, Doctor Sax, The Dharma Bums, Mexico City Blues, The Subterraneans, Desolation Angels, Visions of Cody, The Sea Is My Brother, and Big Sur.


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