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Jack Kerouac (1922-1969)

Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) was born in Lowell, Massachusetts as "Jean-Louis Kerouac". He was born to a working-class French-Canadian family and grew up speaking more French than English. He is famous for his stream-of-consciousness works, most notably "On The Road". His group of writers was called the Beat Generation.

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