Jack Kerouac (Cyclopedia of World Authors)
In effusive, poetic language, Jack Kerouac (KEHR-uh-wak) captured the energy of the archetypal American quest for love, adventure, and enlightenment. Born Jean Louis Lebris de Kerouac to immigrants from Quebec who grew up in New England mill towns, he was the third child of Leo and Gabrielle, born while his father ran a moderately prosperous printing shop. “Ti Jean” (“Little Jack”) attended the St. Louis school in accordance with his family’s serious Catholic background. His religious training was complemented by his constant visits to the Lowell Public Library and by his...
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