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Article: Jack, Act 2 On the 50th anniversary of `On the Road,' Kerouac is ascendant once more
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- The Boston Globe (Boston, MA)
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- September 9, 2007
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BOOK REVIEW
Jack Kerouac: Road Novels 1957-1960
Edited by Douglas Brinkley
Library of America, 864 pp., $35
Consider Ernest Hemingway and Jack Kerouac, each an American
writer of the 20th century and both now enshrined by the Library of
America in its iconic series of major literary works. Although "Papa"
Hemingway has long been considered a member of American literature's
varsity team, "Ti Jean" Kerouac is fresh off the bench, an eager
young newcomer to the roster of legends that includes William
Faulkner, John Steinbeck, Flannery O'Connor, and Thomas Paine. Upon
reflection, it's clear that Hemingway and Kerouac are like teammates
in several respects. Both men wrote in torrents, especially ...