Jack Kerouac

Jack Kerouac (March 12, 1922 – October 21, 1969) was an American novelist, writer, poet, artist, and one of the most prominent members of the Beat Generation. While enjoying popular but little critical success during his own lifetime, Kerouac is now considered one of America's most important authors. Kerouac's spontaneous, confessional language style inspired other writers, including Tom Robbins, Richard Brautigan, Hunter S. Thompson, Ken Kesey, and Bob Dylan.

Further readings

• Amburm, Ellis. "Subterranean Kerouac: The Hidden Life of Jack Kerouac". St. Martin's Press, 1999. ISBN 0312206771
• Amram, David. "Offbeat: Collaborating with Kerouac". Thunder's Mouth Press, 2002.ISBN 1560253622
• Bartlett, Lee, (ed.) "The Beats: Essays in Criticism". London: McFarland, 1981.
• Charters, Ann, "Kerouac". San Francisco: Straight Arrow Books, 1973.
• Charters, Ann, (ed.) "The Portable Beat Reader". New York: Penguin, 1992.
• Charters, Ann, (ed.) "The Portable Jack Kerouac". New York: Penguin, 1995.
• French, Warren, "Jack Kerouac". Boston: Twayne Publishers, 1986.
• Gifford, Barry; Lee, Lawrence "Jack's Book (An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac)" St. Martin's Press 1978. ISBN 01400.52690
• Goldstein, N.W., "Kerouac's On the Road." Explicator 50.1. 1991.
• Hunt, Tim, "Kerouac's Crooked Road". Hamden: Archon Books, 1981.
• Johnson, Joyce. "Minor Characters: A Young Woman's Coming-Of-Age in the Beat Orbit of Jack Kerouac". Penguin Books, 1999.
• Johnson, Ronna C., "You're Putting Me On: Jack Kerouac and the Postmodern Emergence". College Literature. 27.1 2000.
• Jones, James T., "Jack Kerouac's Duluoz Legend". Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1999.
• Maher Jr., Paul. "Kerouac: The Definitive Biography". Lanham: Taylor Trade P, July 2004 ISBN 0878333053
• McNally, Dennis. "Desolate Angel: Jack Kerouac, the Beat Generation, and America". Da Capo Press, 2003. ISBN 0306812223
• Mortenson, Erik R., "Beating Time: Configurations of Temporality in Jack Kerouac's On the Road". College Literature 28.3. 2001.
• Nicosia, Gerald. "Memory Babe: A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac". Berkely: U of Cal P, 1994. ISBN 0520085698
• Theado, Matt. "Understanding Jack Kerouac". Columbia: University of South Carolina, 2000.
• Turner, Steve, "Angelheaded Hipster". Viking Books, 1996. ISBN 0670870382