Kerouac

American

[ker-oo-ak] / ˈkɛr uˌæk /

noun

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

Kerouac British

/ ˈkɛrʊˌæk /

noun

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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Jack Kerouac sought enlightenment there; his compatriot Neal Cassady was imprisoned there, in San Quentin.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 4, 2026

Many characters are based on people Holmes knew in New York, among them Allen Ginsberg, Jack Kerouac and Neal Cassady.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 31, 2026

It featured songs from Radiohead, The Beatles, Kate Bush and Abba, sandwiched between interludes of Jack Kerouac poems and radio comedy.

From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2025

When J.H., a junior at an Orange County public high school, went to the school library to check out On the Road by Jack Kerouac, it was nowhere to be found.

From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2025

“Flush at the Fillmore, Dad. That’s, like, my Jack Kerouac and my City Lights. I have to go to that concert. I’ll never have this chance again!”

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

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