Events
Jack Kerouac's Bilingualism
Monday, February 18, 2013 - 6:00pm - 7:30pm
Columbia Univesity
Morningside Campus
Barnard College, Sulzberger Parlor, 3rd Floor Barnard Hall
On the Road, Jack Kerouacs immortal contribution to Beat literature, became a cultural touchstone for generations of American readers. But few people realize that Kerouac began writing his masterpiece in French. Imagine how vastly different the landscape of postwar American literature would look had he not switched to English. Hassan Melehy and Joyce Johnson discuss Kerouacs life and work with an emphasis on his constant cultural and linguistic translation between French and English. Hassan Melehy is associate professor of French at UNC, Chapel Hill. Joyce Johnson is the author of two books about her relationship with Kerouac, Door Wide Open and Minor Characters.
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pusher@barnard.edu
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