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He is credited with starting the [[Beatnik|Beat Generation]], and was friendly with other great writers of the time including [[Allen Ginsberg]], [[William S. Burroughs]], [[Ken Kesey]] and [[Tom Wolfe]].

He is credited with starting the [[Beatnik|Beat Generation]], and was friendly with other great writers of the time including [[Allen Ginsberg]], [[William S. Burroughs]], [[Ken Kesey]] and [[Tom Wolfe]].

He died of blood-loss due to complications stemming from a life of [[alcohol abuse]].

In a drunken interview years after the ''On the Road'' was published, Kerouac seemed to dismiss the book usually credited as his masterpiece, saying "I was young then" and waving his hand as if to imply he regarded the work as immature. However, many interviews which Kerouac took part in towards the end of his life demonstrated that he was suffering from the effects of a life-time of drinking. He died as a result of complications stemming from a life of [[alcohol abuse]].