Definition of Jack Kerouac

1. Noun. United States writer who was a leading figure of the beat generation (1922-1969).

Exact synonyms: Jean-louis Lebris De Kerouac, Kerouac
Generic synonyms: Author, Writer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Jack Kerouac

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Jack Dempsey
Jack Frost
Jack Kennedy
Jack Kerouac (current term)
Jack Ketch
Jack Lemmon
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Literary usage of Jack Kerouac

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Kaleidoscope of Digital American Literature by Martha L. Brogan, Daphnée Rentfrow (2005)
"Jack Kerouac: The Official Web Site (39) is presented by CSM Worldwide, Inc., ... This latter category connects to the Jack Kerouac Writers in Residence ..."

2. Military Ethics: Reflections on Principles-The Profession of Arms, Military edited by Malham M. Wakin (1994)
"Jack Kerouac, King of the Beats, is not my kind of man, but I am with him when he says "Prison is where you promise yourself the right to live. ..."

3. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"... 1961 Ifyou run short ofmoney . . . feel free to put the bite on me anytime —Leon Uris, Battle Cry, 1953 I can get a job anywhere anytime —Jack Kerouac, ..."

4. California: Las Vegas, Reno, Baja California by John Gottberg (1999)
"Italian-flavored neighborhood where the so-called Beat Generation - among them Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder and Lawrence ..."

5. Changing the Fourth Estate: Essays on South African Journalism by Adrian Hadland (2006)
"On the Road, written as a novel by French-Canadian writer Jack Kerouac, evocatively describes his cross-America trips and it's a goose-pimple read. ..."

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