Jack Kerouac

Novelist Jack Kerouac defied all standards and norms in literature. . He is compared to literary giants like Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs, and was a well-known literary ideologist. Kerouac is also credited as being the founding member of The Beat Generation, a group of writers who rose to prominence in America following World War II.

Kerouac was frequently criticized for being overly romantic and writing about subjects that were dear to his heart. The majority of his novels are still in print today. Doctor Sax, On the Road, Mexico City Blues, The Subterraneans, Big Sur, and Desolation are some of his well-known books.