Literary diversions

The Times pans "On the Road," Oct. 4, 1957. "The Deadbeat Generation?" Ouch.

"The Town and the City," March 12, 1950

The Subterraneans, April 17, 1958

Jack Kerouac and F. Scott Fitzgerald, April 22, 1958

"Dharma Bums," Oct. 7, 1958.

"Doctor Sax," March 22, 1959

The derivation of "Beatnik," Dec. 10, 1959

The travails of a Venice coffeehouse, Sept. 7, 1961

Kerouac's UPI obituary, Oct. 22, 1969

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Comments

[Mary]

Hey, call me reactionary, but I say the Times was right on!

--I'm reminded of Truman Capote's supposed comment about "On the Road." "That's not writing. That's typing!"

--Larry