Novelist; On the Road, The Dharma Bums, etc. His nonconformist, unedited style made him the leader and spokesman for the Beat generation. Born Jean-Louis Kerouac, a French-Canadian child in working-class Lowell, Massachusetts, he spoke a local dialect of French called 'joual' before he learned English. He died at the age of 47, a result of alcoholism. Check, 6.25 x 2.75, filled out and signed by Kerouac, payable to George M. Eddy for 75.00, April 19, 1958. Pristine signature area. In fine condition, with usual cancellation holes and stamps, affecting nothing. RRAuction COA.
