Jack Kerouac

Jack Kerouac (1922-969) was an American novelist and poet of French-Canadian ancestry. 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, at age 47, Kerouac died from an abdominal hemorrhage caused by a lifetime of heavy drinking. Since his death, Kerouac's literary prestige has grown, and several previously unseen works have been published. All of his books are still in print today.

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Poetry for the Beat Generation

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Blues and Haikus

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On the Road

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Magic Trip

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On the Road

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The Dharma Bums

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Big Sur

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Desolation Angels

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Maggie Cassidy

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The Subterraneans

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