Definition of Kerouac

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

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

Lexicographical Neighbors of Kerouac

Kerguelen cabbage
Kerguelen cabbages
Keri
Kerkira
Kerley A lines
Kerley B lines
Kerley C lines
Kermadec petrel
Kermit
Kermode bear
Kermodism
Kern
Kernig's sign
Kernohan's notch
Kerobokan
Kerouac
Kerouacian
Kerr-Newman black hole
Kerr-Newman black holes
Kerr black hole
Kerr black holes
Kerr cell
Kerr effect
Kerri
Kerrie
Kerry
Kerry blue terrier
Kersley
Kesariani
Kesey

Literary usage of 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. Someone Comes to Town, Someone Leaves Town by Cory Doctorow (2006)
""Have you read kerouac?" "I couldn't get into it," she said. He pulled sharply off the road and into a parking lot. "What's this?" she said. ..."

3. 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, ... Neither Leacock, kerouac nor Simpson are classified as travel writers. ..."

4. Cats in a Chowder by Fred J Schneider (2006)
"I settled in the back seat, reading kerouac aloud. Cooney heard. "Let me see that," he asked with a ... "Fuck kerouac," Cooney swore, swaying the Chevy ..."

5. Lowell: The Story of an Industrial City : a Guide to Lowell National by Thomas Dublin (1993)
"Jack kerouac (1922-1969) wrote a spontaneous, sometimes raw prose that captured the immediacy of experience. Born of French-Canadian parents in the ..."

6. A History of the New York Stage from the First Performance in 1732 to 1901 by Thomas Allston Brown (1903)
"Adleman kerouac A. Lindsay Taloche CH Canfield Dennis FE Stoddard Sagot . . . Walter Clark Bellows Potin CH Welsh Madeleine Viola Allen Sophie Sadie ..."

7. 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. ..."

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