KEROUAC


Meaning of KEROUAC in English

(1922–69)

a US writer of novels, the son of French-Canadian parents, who has been called ‘the spokesman for the beat generation ’ of the 1950s. His best-known novel is On the Road (1957), about a journey across America by a young person who is opposed to traditional American values. His other novels include The Town and the City (1950), The Subterraneans (1958) and Big Sur (1962). He also wrote poetry.

Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary.      Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь.