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First publish date: May 21, 1998
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Barry Miles
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On The Road by 6476883|Jack Kerouac book cover

📘 On The Road
 by Jack Kerouac

A nonfiction novel chronicling the adventures of a group of friends on their cross-country journey of discovery, featuring characters like Sal Paradise and Dean Moriarty as real-life friends Neal Casady.

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Desolation angels by 6476883|Jack Kerouac book cover

📘 Desolation angels
 by Jack Kerouac

Desolation Angels is a semi-autobiographical novel by Jack Kerouac, a Beat Generation author, set in the North Cascade mountains of Washington state. It reflects the protagonist's increasing disenchantment with Buddhist philosophy.

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Lonesome Traveler by 6476883|Jack Kerouac book cover

📘 Lonesome Traveler
 by Jack Kerouac


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The Dharma Bums by 6476883|Jack Kerouac book cover

📘 The Dharma Bums
 by Jack Kerouac

Jack Kerouac’s semi‑autobiographical *The Dharma Bums* follows narrator Ray Smith and poet Japhy Ryder as they explore the American West, mountaineering and hitchhiking while seeking Buddhist insight, reflecting Kerouac’s dual urban‑nature life.

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Visions of Cody by 6476883|Jack Kerouac book cover

📘 Visions of Cody
 by Jack Kerouac

A poetic reflection on the life of Jack Kerouac’s character, Dean Moriarty, transformed into the mysterious Cody Pomeray. A collection of New York sketches from the 1950s, intimate portraits of Kerouac’s close friends, and recollections of their drug and alcohol-addicted conversations, it’s Kerouac’s most ambitious work and a companion to his celebrated 'On the Road'.

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Angelheaded hipster by 6920623|Steve Turner book cover

📘 Angelheaded hipster
 by Steve Turner

Steve Turner's *Angelheaded Hipster* explores Jack Kerouac’s life, his role in the Beat Generation, and the lasting influence of his spontaneous prose and spiritual insights on twentieth‑century culture.

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The portable Jack Kerouac by 6476883|Jack Kerouac book cover

📘 The portable Jack Kerouac
 by Jack Kerouac


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This is the Beat Generation by 10168967|Campbell, James book cover

📘 This is the Beat Generation
 by Campbell, James


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Subterranean Kerouac by 6555408|Ellis Amburn book cover

📘 Subterranean Kerouac
 by Ellis Amburn

Ellis Amburn’s biography of Jack Kerouac exposes a hidden, subterranean side of the Beat legend, drawing on original interviews, Kerouac’s letters and unpublished journals to reveal intimate truths about his struggles.

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Naked angels by 6527686|John Tytell book cover

📘 Naked angels
 by John Tytell


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Minor characters by 12261742|Joyce Johnson book cover

📘 Minor characters
 by Joyce Johnson

Joyce Johnson’s candid memoir chronicles her Manhattan youth and a passionate, yet brief romance with Beat icon Jack Kerouac during the advent of *On the Road*.

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Desolate angel by 1394692|Dennis McNally book cover

📘 Desolate angel
 by Dennis McNally


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Off the road by 13155614|Carolyn Cassady book cover

📘 Off the road
 by Carolyn Cassady


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Door wide open : a beat love affair in letters, 1957-1958 by 12261742|Joyce Johnson book cover

📘 Door wide open : a beat love affair in letters, 1957-1958
 by Joyce Johnson

Letters exchanged between Jack Kerouac and Joyce Glassman reveal a tender Beat romance born on a Ginsberg‑arranged blind date in Greenwich Village during the Cold War era.

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