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Jack Kerouac

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Jack Kerouac

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Also known as Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac, Kerouac, Jean-Louis Kerouac

American writer (1922–1969)

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Jack Kerouac was an American male author associated with the Beat Generation. Born on March 12, 1922, he died on October 21, 1969. His literary output includes 249 works, with notable titles such as *The Subterraneans*, *The Dharma Bums*, *Big Sur*, *Dr. Sax*, and *Les souterrains*. He is often linked with other figures in the movement, including Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, Ken Nordine, Charles Bukowski, and Gregory Corso.

Kerouac’s writing has been described through tags such as poetry, spoken word, and beat poetry. He is the subject of 1,388 other encyclopedia articles. Among his recorded quotes are “All of life is a foreign country” and “Believe in the holy contour of life.”

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Person · Open Library

Born
12 March 1922
Died
21 October 1969
Works
249

Top works

  • Les souterrains
  • The Dharma bums
  • The Subterraneans
  • Big Sur
  • Dr. Sax

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
United States
Active from
1922-03-22
Active to
1969-10-21
authorbeat generationunited states

Discography

Official siteDiscogsStream

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
52,523
Total plays
620,115

Tags

poetryspoken wordbeat generationbeatbeat poetry

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Allen GinsbergWilliam S. BurroughsKen NordineCharles BukowskiGregory Corso

Jean-Louis Kerouac (March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969) was an American novelist, writer, poet, artist, and part of the Beat Generation. While enjoying popular but little critical success during his own lifetime, Kerouac is now considered one of America's most important authors. Kerouac's spontaneous, confessional language style inspired other writers, including Tom Robbins, Richard Brautigan, Hunter S. Thompson, Ken Kesey, and Bob Dylan. Most of his life was spent in the vast landscapes of America or in the apartment of his mother <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Jack+Kerouac">Read more on Last.fm</a>

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. A simple method for displaying the hydropathic character of a protein

    · 1982 · cited 18,699x

  2. Global burden of 369 diseases and injuries in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    · 2020 · cited 15,989x

  3. Accurate structure prediction of biomolecular interactions with AlphaFold 3

    · 2024 · cited 15,334x

  4. The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease

    · 2011 · cited 13,464x

  5. APACHE II

    · 1985 · cited 13,291x

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Quotes

  • “Maybe that's what life is... a wink of the eye and winking stars.”
  • “All of life is a foreign country.”
  • “I want to work in revelations, not just spin silly tales for money. I want to fish as deep down as possible into my own subconscious in the belief that once that far down, everyone will understand because they are the same that far down.”
  • “I hope it is true that a man can die and yet not only live in others but give them life, and not only life but that great consciousness of life.”
  • “Write in recollection and amazement for yourself”
  • “Believe in the holy contour of life”

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Encyclopedic overview

Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac (/ˈkɛru.æk/; March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969), known as Jack Kerouac, was an American novelist and poet who, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, was a pioneer of the Beat Generation.

Of French-Canadian parentage, Kerouac was raised in a French-speaking home in Lowell, Massachusetts. He "learned English at age six and spoke with a marked accent into his late teens." During World War II, he served as a United States Merchant Mariner; he completed his first novel at the time, which was published more than 40 years after his death. His first published book was The Town and the City (1950), and he achieved widespread fame and notoriety with his second, On the Road, in 1957. It made him a Beat icon, and he went on to publish 12 more novels and numerous poetry volumes.

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