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Jan Kerouac


Born
in Albany, New York, The United States
February 16, 1952

Died
June 05, 1996

Genre
Memoir


Janet Michelle Kerouac was the only child of Jack Kerouac and his second wife, Joan Haverty Kerouac. Jan only met her father twice, the first time at age 10 when he took a paternity test in an attempt to avoid making child support payments. ...more

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Average rating: 3.78 · 593 ratings · 76 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors
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“I got involved in some mad doings at a creperie with an ex-junkie Jesus freak cripple who introduced me to a fifteen-year-old boy that claimed to be a warlock.”
― Jan Kerouac, Baby Driver: A Story About Myself
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“Sometimes I did things for no reason whatsoever except that they were there to do, and it went no further. I drifted into scenes through an open door and happened to stumble through, staying until I leaked out. I had no goals, so I stabbed in the dark figuring I'd strike something solid sooner or later if I didn't die in the process.
(pg. 103)”
― Jan Kerouac, Baby Driver: A Story About Myself
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