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| Name: |
Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac | | Variant Name: |
Jack Kerouac | | Birth Date: |
March 12, 1922 | | Death Date: |
October 21, 1969 | | Place of Birth: |
Lowell, Massachusetts, United States | | Place of Death: |
St. Petersburg, Florida, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
writer |
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 Biography of Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac
1,075 words, approx. 4 pages
 Jean-Louis Lebris de (Jack) Kerouac (1922-1969), American writer, experimented with spontaneous autobiographical fiction chronicling his travels into the American West. He is known as the father of the Beat Generation. Rambling. Wandering. Overflowing.... summary from source:
 Biography of Jack Kerouac
17,393 words, approx. 58 pages
 Jack Kerouac, once called "our most misunderstood and underestimated writer," is gradually emerging from that limbo, though much about him remains obscure. The obscurity results from a misreading of his books by critics who, borne along by Cold War... summary from source:
 Biography of Jack Kerouac
5,772 words, approx. 19 pages
Jack Kerouac died, as he had spent much of his adult life, writing. The morning of October 20, 1969, he was sitting in front of his television at his home in St. Petersburg, Florida, jotting down notes when a vein in his stomach ruptured. A...
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 Jack Kerouac Quotes
3,728 words, approx. 12 pages
Jack Kerouac ( 1922-03-12 - 1969-10-21 ), born Jean-Louis Lebris Kerouac, was an American novelist, poet and artist. See also Maggie Cassidy , On the Road and The Dharma Bums Contents 1 Sourced 1.1 The Town and the City (1950) 1.2 On the Road (1957)...
Encyclopedia and Summary Information
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 Jack Kerouac Summary
63,483 words, approx. 212 pagesJack Kerouac (1922–1969) (Born Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac) American novelist, poet, essayist, and nonfiction writer. Kerouac is regarded as the one of the key figures of the Beat movement. He brought the term “Beat,” meaning both... summary from source:
 Jack Kerouac Information
4,592 words, approx. 15 pages
Jack Kerouac (pronounced /ˈkɛrəwæk/) (March 12 1922 – October 21 1969) was an American novelist, writer, poet, and artist. Along with William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, he is amongst the best known of the writers (and friends) known as...
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 AP News Red Sox affiliate buys famous first base
6/5/2007: 269 words, approx. 1 pagesThe Lowell Spinners don't have a first baseman. They do, however, have a fairly famous first base.The Class A affiliate of the Boston Red Sox has bought on the memorabilia market _ and plans to use for the upcoming New York-Penn League season _ the... summary from source:
AP News Colts say Caldwell in if Dungy retires
1/18/2008: 257 words, approx. 1 pagesAssistant head coach Jim Caldwell would replace Tony Dungy if the Indianapolis Colts coach retires, team owner Jim Irsay said Thursday night.Irsay hopes Dungy will return and expects to speak to him this weekend, the owner said at a party celebrating an exhibition of the... summary from source:
AP News Today in history - Sept. 5
9/5/2007: 571 words, approx. 2 pagesToday is Wednesday, Sept. 5, the 248th day of 2007. There are 117 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:Fifty years ago, on Sept. 5, 1957, the novel "On the Road," by Jack Kerouac, was first published by Viking Press.On this date:In 1774, the... summary from source:
AP Features Use the Web to go 'On the Road'
9/17/2007: 563 words, approx. 2 pagesBeat writer Jack Kerouac usually set out without a map, plan or even a purpose. So tracking exactly where the author stopped off in his travels wouldn't be encouraged by the man who disliked the title "King of the Beats."However, there are more than a...
Literary Criticism
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 Critical Essay by Jonathan Paul Eburne
14,531 words, approx. 48 pages
In the following essay, Eburne analyzes the wider social implications of the Beat generation by examining subversiveness in The Subterraneans and William S. Burroughs's The Naked Lunch.
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Critical Essay by Regina Weinreich
8,842 words, approx. 30 pages
In the following essay, Weinreich examines Desolation Angels as the culmination of Kerouac's religious and philosophical thinking just before the publication of On the Road.
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