Jack Kerouac (1922–1969) was an American novelist and poet, a leading figure of the Beat Generation, best known for On the Road and for pioneering a spontaneous‑prose style.

Born March 12, 1922; died October 21, 1969. On the Road was published in 1957. Kerouac is widely associated with the Beat Generation and with jazz‑influenced, spontaneous prose.

Three DeBaser reviews praise Kerouac's spontaneous, jazz‑inflected prose and his life‑on‑the‑road themes. Readers recommend immersive, breathless reading and musical accompaniment. Reviews highlight The Subterraneans and On the Road as central exemplars.

For:Readers interested in the Beat Generation, jazz‑influenced prose, 20th‑century American literature and road‑writing.

  "The Last Word. On the Road. In the Jazz."

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 "The Subterraneans" is more than the manifesto of a generational movement: it is its true essence, imprinted on paper with a spontaneous prose that exudes jazz, sex, frenzy, anxiety, and euphoria from every page.

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 Who has never uttered the words "on the road"?

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