Still actual his work?
2007-05-12 14:15:12 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
damn great answers!
2007-05-12 19:42:17 · update #1
A great writer of poetic prose. On the Road reads like an epic poem.
2007-05-12 18:39:53 · answer #1 · answered by Lady Annabella-VInylist 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Kerouac was/is admired because he was a free spirit who, at least for a short period of his life, did what most Americans secretly dream of doing; being exactly who they are and not who/what society wants them to be.
2007-05-12 21:35:09 · answer #2 · answered by BOB 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He stayed true to his muse and used his voice in an original way that made our heads spin with the speed and beauty of it.
A true original. He was a lapsed Bhuddist that kept faith with himself and loved the diamond sutra for what it was. It's hard to compare his work to anyone but himself.
2007-05-13 01:02:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He was a genius and his books inspired a whole generation (myself included) Pax - C
2007-05-12 21:25:01 · answer #4 · answered by Persiphone_Hellecat 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He's the Jackson Pollock of literature. That is, he's more prized for the fact that he did what he did, than appreciated for the quality of what he did.
2007-05-12 21:21:19 · answer #5 · answered by Mr. Vincent Van Jessup 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Actually, he's appreciated for the way he behaved and self-abused. Some people admire it.
2007-05-12 21:23:34 · answer #6 · answered by Kacky 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋