From Beat to Surrealism: How Kerouac and Brautigan Transformed American Literature.
22/04/2025
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The Beat Generation: Discovering Jack Kerouac It is only every so often you come across an author who challenges what you thought was possible. Richard Brautigan is one such author. I remember becoming fascinated with the life of Jack Kerouac. More so his lifestyle and influence on the literary world than anything. Inspired by Rimbaud, Celine and later, musicians like Dizzy Gillespie and Charlie Parker whose jazz beat, influenced Kerouac’s prose. This style later went on to be known as
