Jack Kerouac Books in Order
Jack Kerouac is a seminal figure in American literature, known for his spontaneous prose and innovative writing style. Born Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac on March 12, 1922, in Lowell, Massachusetts, he began crafting his unique voice in the 1940s. His breakthrough came in 1957 with the publication of <i>On the Road</i>, a sweeping narrative that captured the essence of the Beat Generation and solidified his status as a literary icon. Over the course of his career, Kerouac published numerous novels, including <i>The Subterraneans</i> and <i>Big Sur</i>, cementing his reputation as a master of lyrical prose and a chronicler of the American experience.
Bibliography verified: January 2026
Book Series by Jack Kerouac
- #1AmazonWindblown World(1947)
- #2AmazonDear Carolyn(1983)
- #3AmazonBeat Generation(1992)
- #4AmazonGood Blonde & Others(1993)
- #5AmazonSelected Letters, 1940-1956(1995)
- #6AmazonSelected Letters, 1957-1969(1999)
- #7AmazonDoor Wide Open(2000)
- #8AmazonDeparted Angels(2004)
- #9AmazonWake Up(2008)
- #10AmazonJack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg: The Letters(2010)
- #11AmazonPiers of the Homeless Night(2018)
- #12AmazonEscape to Mexico: An Anthology of Great Writers(2002)
- #13AmazonWriting Los Angeles(2002)
- #14AmazonThe Portable Beat Reader(2003)
- #15AmazonField of Fantasies(2014)
- #16AmazonWriters: Their Lives and Works(2018)
- #17AmazonReel Verse(2019)
- #1AmazonThe Sea Is My Brother(1942)
- #2AmazonAnd the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks (With: William S. Burroughs)(1945)
- #3AmazonThe Town and the City(1950)
- #4AmazonOn the Road(1957)
- #5AmazonThe Subterraneans(1958)
- #6AmazonThe Dharma Bums(1958)
- #7AmazonDr. Sax(1959)
- #8AmazonMaggie Cassidy(1959)
- #9AmazonBook of Dreams(1960)
- #10AmazonVisions of Cody(1960)
- #11AmazonLonesome Traveler(1960)
- #12AmazonBig Sur(1962)
- #13AmazonDesolation Angels(1965)
- #14AmazonVanity of Duluoz(1967)
- #15AmazonOrpheus Emerged(2002)
- #16AmazonTristessa(1960)
- #17AmazonVisions of Gerard(1963)
- #18AmazonSatori in Paris(1966)
- #19AmazonPic(1971)
- #20AmazonBook of Sketches(1957)
- #21AmazonMexico City Blues(1959)
- #22AmazonThe Scripture of the Golden Eternity(1960)
- #23AmazonScattered Poems(1971)
- #24AmazonCollected Poems(1971)
- #25AmazonOld Angel Midnight(1973)
- #26AmazonTrip Trap(1973)
- #27AmazonHeaven and Other Poems(1977)
- #28AmazonAtop an Underwood(1987)
- #29AmazonSan Francisco Blues(1991)
- #30AmazonPomes All Sizes(1992)
- #31AmazonBook of Blues(1995)
- #32AmazonThe Portable Jack Kerouac(1996)
- #33AmazonSome of the Dharma(1997)
- #34AmazonBook of Haikus(2003)
- #35AmazonThe Haunted Life(2014)
- #36AmazonThe Unknown Kerouac(2016)
About Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac is a seminal figure in American literature, known for his spontaneous prose and innovative writing style. Born Jean-Louis Lebris de Kerouac on March 12, 1922, in Lowell, Massachusetts, he began crafting his unique voice in the 1940s. His breakthrough came in 1957 with the publication of <i>On the Road</i>, a sweeping narrative that captured the essence of the Beat Generation and solidified his status as a literary icon. Over the course of his career, Kerouac published numerous novels, including <i>The Subterraneans</i> and <i>Big Sur</i>, cementing his reputation as a master of lyrical prose and a chronicler of the American experience.
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