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'''Jack Kerouac''' (born Jean-Louis Kerouac March 12, 1922 - died October 21, 1969) was one of [[United States of America|America's]] most well known writers of the 1950s. He wrote such famous books as ''Big Sur'' and the classic ''On the Road''.

'''Jean-Louis "Jack" Kerouac''' (March 12, 1922 - October 21, 1969) was one of [[United States of America|America's]] most well known writers of the 1950s. He wrote such famous books as ''Big Sur'', ''The Dharma Bums'', ''Doctor Sax'', ''Desolation Angels'', ''Visions of Gerard'', the novella ''Pic'', the book of poetry ''Mexico City Blues'', and the classic novel [[On the Road]].

He is credited with starting the [[Beatnik|Beat Generation]] and was friendly with other great writers of the time including [[Allen Ginsberg]], [[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 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]].

==References==

==References==

<small><http://www.beatmuseum.org/kerouac/jackkerouac.html/></small>

<small><http://www.beatmuseum.org/kerouac/jackkerouac.html/></small>

[[category:authors|Kerouac, Jack]]

[[Category:American Authors]]

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