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It's still hard to separate Jack Kerouac the novelist from Jack Kerouac the brand. Beginning with the publication of ''On The Road'' in 1957, when Kerouac became a national celebrity and appeared on TV talk shows, and especially since his death in 1969, when he became a minor industry and a leading author's-photo postcard, his name has been used to sell so many attitudes and promote so many fashions that the artist behind the image has been obscured. For certain left-wing baby boomers, Kerouac is a political figure first -- the great Eisenhower-era proto-hippie. For New Agers, he's a spiritual pioneer who helped make America safe for Eastern religion. For college kids with powerful car stereos, he's the original road-trip party hound. Even people who may have never read him want a piece of Kerouac, it seems (including the tabloid murder suspect Scott Peterson, who referred to him as ''Jack Cadillac'' in a phone conversation recorded by the police.) Kerouac is no longer just an artist. He's a lifestyle god. - New york times.
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- PublisherViking
- Publication date2004
- ISBN 10 0739451642
- ISBN 13 9780739451649
- BindingPaperback
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