Jack Kerouac



Jack Kerouac

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born March 12, 1922
died October 21, 1969
gender male
place of birth Lowell, Massachusetts, United States
genre Literature & Fiction, Poetry
influences Jack London, James Joyce, Mark Twain, Fyoder Dostoyevsky

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Jack Kerouac (March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969) was an American novelist, writer, poet, and artist. He is perhaps the best known of a group of writers and friends who came to be known as the Beat Generation, a term he himself created.

Kerouac's work was popular, but received little critical acclaim during his lifetime. Today, he is considered an important and influential writer who inspired others, including Tom Robbins, Lester Bangs, Richard Brautigan, and Ken Kesey, and writers of the New Journalism. Kerouac also influenced musicians such as The Beatles, Bob Dylan, Morrissey, Tom Waits, Simon & Garfunkel, Lebris, Ulf Lundell and Jim Morrison.[1] Kerouac's best-known books are On the Road, The Dharma Bums, Big Sur, and Visions of...more

books by Jack Kerouac

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avg rating: 3.73 | 31051 ratings | 90 distinct works
The Dharma Bums The Dharma Bums (Paperback)
by Jack Kerouac
avg rating 3.85 — 540 ratings — published 2006
34 editions
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Tristessa Tristessa (Paperback)
by Jack Kerouac
avg rating 3.59 — 513 ratings — published 1992
6 editions
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On the Road: The Original Scro... On the Road: The Original Scroll (Hardcover)
by Jack Kerouac
avg rating 4.12 — 370 ratings — published 2007
4 editions
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Maggie Cassidy Maggie Cassidy (Paperback)
by Jack Kerouac
avg rating 3.62 — 418 ratings — published 1993
13 editions
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Visions of Gerard: A Novel Visions of Gerard: A Novel (Paperback)
by Jack Kerouac
avg rating 3.54 — 336 ratings — published 1991
4 editions
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Mexico City blues Mexico City blues (Paperback)
by Jack Kerouac
avg rating 3.70 — 321 ratings — published 1995
5 editions
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Visions of Cody Visions of Cody (Modern Classic)
by Jack Kerouac
avg rating 3.52 — 322 ratings — published 2001
10 editions
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Pomes All Sizes Pomes All Sizes (Paperback)
by Jack Kerouac
avg rating 3.61 — 236 ratings — published 1992
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Satori in Paris and Pic: Two N... Satori in Paris and Pic: Two Novels (B-541)
by Jack Kerouac
avg rating 3.23 — 238 ratings — published 1988
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Robert Frank: The Americans Robert Frank: The Americans (Hardcover)
by Robert Frank, Jack Kerouac
avg rating 4.79 — 148 ratings — published 1998
4 editions
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quotes by Jack Kerouac

1742
"Here's to the crazy ones. The misfits. The rebels. The troublemakers. The round heads in the square holes. The ones who see things differently. They're not fond of rules and they have no respect for the status quo. You can quote them, disagree with them, glorify them, or vilify them. But the only thing you can't do is ignore them. Because they change things. They push the human race forward. And some may see them as the crazy ones, we see genius. Because the people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do."
Jack Kerouac
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1742
"The only people for me are the mad ones, the ones mad to live, mad to talk, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing but burn, burn, burn like fabulous roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars and in the middle you see the blue centerlight pop and everybody goes 'Awww'"
Jack Kerouac (On the Road)
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"Great things are not accomplished by those who yield to trends and fads and popular opinion."
Jack Kerouac
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