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Jack Kerouac

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Jack Kerouac

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Jack Kerouac (English: Jack Kerouac, March 12, 1922 - October 21, 1969), American novelist, writer, artist and poet, is also one of the most famous writers of the Beat Generation, as famous as Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs. Although his work was quite popular, critics did not give it much acclaim. Jack Kerouac's most famous work is "On the Road."

Category
Writers
Nationality
United States
Born
1922-03-12
Died
1969-10-21
Wikidata
Q160534
Occupations writerpoetnovelistscreenwriteressayist
Aliases Jack KerouacJean-Louis KerouacJean-Louis Lebris de KerouacKerouacJack KerouacCloeKerouacJack KerouacJack Kerouac

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