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Jack Kerouac’s Books

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This is a listing of Jack Kerouac’s books, arranged by their date of publication. We’ve also noted the date(s) when the book was written. If the book covers a particular period of time, we’ve noted the approximate dates.

Book

Published

Written

Time Covered

The Town and the City 1950 1946-1949 1935-1946, Lowell, MA & NY
On the Road 1957 1948-1956 1946-50, Various Road Trips
The Subterraneans 1958 Oct. 1953 Summer 1953, NY
The Dharma Bums 1958 Nov. 1957 1955-1956, West Coast, N. Carolina
Dr. Sax 1959 July 1952 1930-1936, Lowell, MA
Maggie Cassidy 1959 early 1953 1938-1939, Lowell, MA
Mexico City Blues: 242 Choruses 1959 Aug. 1955 n/a
Book of Dreams 1960 1952-60 n/a
Tristessa 1960 1955-1956 1955-1956, Mexico City
Visions of Cody 1960 1951-1952 1946-1952, Various Road Trips
The Scripture of the Golden Eternity 1960 May 1956 n/a
Lonesome Traveler (Kerouac, Jack) 1960 compiled in 1960 n/a
Pull My Daisy 1961 March 1959 n/a
Big Sur 1962 Oct. 1961 Summer 1960, Big Sur
Visions of Gerard 1963 Jan. 1956 1922-1926, Lowell, MA
Desolation Angels 1965 1956 & 1961 1956-1957 West Coast, Mexico, Tangier, NY
Satori in Paris 1966 1965 June 1965, Paris & Brittany
Vanity of Duluoz 1968 1968 1939-1946, Lowell, MA & NY
Pic 1971 1951 & 1969 n/a
Scattered Poems 1971 1945-1968 n/a
Old Angel Midnight 1973 1956 n/a
Trip Trap: Haiku on the Road
(with Albert Saijo & Lew Welch)
1973 1959 n/a
Heaven and Other Poems 1977 1957-1962 n/a
San Francisco Blues 1991 April 1954 n/a
Pomes All Sizes 1992 compiled in 1960 n/a
Good Blonde and Others 1993 1955 n/a
Book of Blues 1995 various n/a
Some of the Dharma 1997 1954-1955 n/a
Atop an Underwood: Early Stories and Other Writings 1999 1936-1943 Various
Orpheus Emerged 2000 (e-book & audio only), 2002 (book) 1944-1945 n/a
Book of Dreams 2001 1952-60 enlarged edition
Book of Haikus 2003
And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks 2010 1945 1944
The Sea Is My Brother 2012 1942 1942
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Author: Empty Mirror Tags: Beat Generation, Jack Kerouac, On the Road Category: Beat Generation February 24, 2012

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