![]() He attended Columbia University on a football scholarship, but later dropped out, and it was at Columbia where he first met fellow Beat notable Allen Ginsberg. note Other important English literature writers who came to the language late include Joseph Conrad and Vladimir Nabokov He also wrote a few short stories in his native tongue, which have received increased attention since it was discovered that Kerouac had originally planned to write On the Road in French and actually produced an abortive manuscript of it before producing the famous version. Born into a close-knit Catholic family of French descent who'd emigrated to Lowell, Massachusetts from Quebec, this important figure of literature in the English language came to the language rather late: his family spoke the Joual dialect of French, he didn't learn English until he was six, and wasn't confident speaking English until high school (it was noted that he had a heavy accent in his teen years). He also wrote The Dharma Bums, which details his adventures with fellow writer Gary Snyder. ![]() ![]() Jean-Louis "Jack" Kerouac (Ma– October 21, 1969) was an American writer associated with The Beat Generation and best known for writing On the Road, an autobiographical novel describing Kerouac's travels with Neal Cassady. I want to fish as deep down as possible into my own subconscious in the belief that once that far down, everyone will understand because they are the same that far down." "I want to work in revelations, not just spin silly tales for money. ![]()
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