Jack Kerouac was born Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac on March 12, 1922, in Lowell, Massachusetts. Jack Kerouac's writing career began in the 1940s, but didn't meet with commercial success until 1957, when On the Road was published. The book became an American classic that defined the Beat Generation. Kerouac died on October 21, 1969, from an abdominal hemorrhage, at age 47.
Jack Kerouac was born Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac on March 12, 1922, in Lowell, Massachusetts. Jack Kerouac's writing career began in the 1940s, but didn't meet with commercial success until 1957, when On the Road was published. The book became an American classic that defined the Beat Generation. Kerouac died on October 21, 1969, from an abdominal hemorrhage, at age 47.
Jack Kerouac (1922-1969), the central figure of the Beat Generation, was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1922 and died in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1969. Among his many novels are On the Road, The Dharma Bums, Big Sur, and Visions of Cody.
49 有用 思阳 2011-04-30 02:48:18
记得很小的时候人说我们是垮掉的一代,看完这本书才发现根本不是,迄今为止中国人离“垮掉”的本质精神还差得太远。关于他们的偶像Old Bull Lee的描述让我有把整个章节抄下来的冲动,那个博学多才,放浪不羁,独立,独特,读万卷书,行万里路,在多彩生活和毒品中感悟生命并永不老去的人,那才是垮掉的一代。另,这本书千万要读英文原版,beat的精神在言词用语间。
2 有用 Meg.Mei. 2013-07-21 10:06:50
你要去哪里还是只是因为无处可去。
3 有用 恬儿萌 2017-03-29 03:59:10
每天在地铁上拿来读,真的大概花了四五个月来看这个,语言上还好不算太吃力,但是里面人物的想法我实在有点get不到,Dean不是深井冰还能是啥...
1 有用 山山 2009-02-01 13:36:18
复习GRE的那个暑假看完的,最烂的读书笔记
2 有用 慎习斋 2020-05-17 21:01:18
【藏书阁打卡】书中人物迥异于我及身边人:我等好静,而Sal和Dean永远在路上。他们不停地观察和试探,观察异地人物风情,试探生活人性极限。他们喋喋不休,狂饮乱舞,时常恋爱,偶尔出神。他们影响他人,并不断活成他人眼中的风景。这样的激情蹦跶,代价高昂,也不是每个人都有能耐、有意愿消受。但他们的存在,的确能引起读者的怀疑:是不是这样才是活着?这样才是痛快地活过一回?不。怎样都是活着。关于垮掉的一代,th... 【藏书阁打卡】书中人物迥异于我及身边人:我等好静,而Sal和Dean永远在路上。他们不停地观察和试探,观察异地人物风情,试探生活人性极限。他们喋喋不休,狂饮乱舞,时常恋爱,偶尔出神。他们影响他人,并不断活成他人眼中的风景。这样的激情蹦跶,代价高昂,也不是每个人都有能耐、有意愿消受。但他们的存在,的确能引起读者的怀疑:是不是这样才是活着?这样才是痛快地活过一回?不。怎样都是活着。关于垮掉的一代,the beat generation, 这本书让我形成了初步的感性认识:旅行,音乐,豪饮,长谈,嗑药,打工,露水情缘,那些不羁的言行和放任的结局……穿行在无数陌生地名和俚言俗语中。或许你需要一本地图册,搞清他们的行踪,但要人们走出自己的心灵迷雾,又谈何容易! (展开)