Kerouac

American  

[ker-oo-ak] / ˈkɛr uˌæk /

noun

1. Jack Jean-Louis Lefris de Kérouac, 1922–69, U.S. novelist.

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Kerouac British  

/ ˈkɛrʊˌæk /

noun

1. Jack, real name Jean-Louis Lebris de Kérouac. 1922–69, US novelist and poet of the Beat Generation. His works include On the Road (1957) and Big Sur (1962)

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Example Sentences

The hilarious essay on Allen Ginsberg describes a fateful night in 1958 that Podhoretz spent arguing with the manic poet himself as Jack Kerouac sat silently by.

From The Wall Street Journal

Cowley worked his magic again in launching Jack Kerouac’s career, spending years talking up and excerpting “On the Road” in magazines before publishing the 1957 Beat touchstone with Viking to immediate acclaim.

From The Wall Street Journal

The show features wall text with a quote by Beat poet and writer Jack Kerouac.

From Los Angeles Times

My favorite writer of all time — Kerouac is definitely one of them — but a little closer to my heart is Isaac Bashevis Singer, for the same reason I like Kerouac.

From Salon

After the explosion left Kerouac covered in human feces, urine and debris, he walked out of the men’s room seeking help from workers and the store’s manager, according to the lawsuit.

From Seattle Times