Kerouac was an American writer most well-known for his work On the Road, published in 1957

1. Jean-Louis "Jack" Kerouac was an American writer most well-known for his work On the Road, published in 1957. On the Road is a largely autobiographical work that was based on the spontaneous road trips of Kerouac and his friends across America during the 1950's. On the Road is a representation of postwar American Beat Generation.