Vanity of Duluoz
 First edition | |
| Author | Jack Kerouac |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Semi-autobiographical novel |
| Publisher | Coward-McCann |
Publication date | 1968 |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 272 pp |
| ISBN | 0-14-023639-2 |
| OCLC | 30493294 |
| 813/.54 20 | |
| LC Class | PS3521.E735 V36 1994 |
| Preceded by |
Satori in Paris (1966) |
| Followed by |
Pic (1971) |
Vanity of Duluoz (full title Vanity of Duluoz: An Adventurous Education, 1935-46) is a 1968 semi-autobiographical novel by Jack Kerouac (ISBN 0-14-023639-2). The book describes the adventures of Kerouac's alter ego, Jack Duluoz, covering the period of his life between 1935 and 1946. The book includes reminiscences of the author's high school experiences in Lowell, Massachusetts, his education at Columbia University, and his subsequent naval service during World War II. It culminates with the beginnings of the beat movement. It was the last work published before Kerouac's death in 1969.
Character Key
Kerouac often based his fictional characters on friends and family.[1][2]
"Because of the objections of my early publishers I was not allowed to use the same personae names in each work." [3]
| Real-life person | Character name |
|---|---|
| Jack Kerouac | Jack Duluoz |
| Leo Kerouac | Emil "Pop" Duluoz |
| Gabrielle Kerouac | Ange |
| George "G.J." Apostolos | G.J. Rigolopoulos |
| Aram "Al" Avakian | Chuck Derounian |
| Henry "Scotty" Beaulieu | Scotcho Boldieu |
| William S. Burroughs | Will Hubbard |
| Joan Vollmer | June |
| Mary Carney | Maggie Cassidy |
| Lucien Carr | Claude de Maubris |
| Billy Chandler | Dickie Hampshire |
| Duke Chungas | Telemachus Gringas |
| Margaret "Peggy" Coffey | Pauline "Moe" Cole |
| Henri Cru | Deni Bleu |
| Allen Ginsberg | Irwin Garden |
| David Kammerer | Franz Mueller |
| Johnny Koumentalis | Johnny Kazarakis |
| Lou Little | Lu Libble |
| Charles Morissette | Charley Bissonnette |
| Robert Morissette | Iddyboy Bissonnette |
| Jim O'Dea | Timmy Clancy |
| Edie Parker | Edna "Johnnie" Palmer |
| Sebastian "Sammy" Sampas | Sabby Savakis |
| Stella Sampas | Stavroula Savakis |
| Gary Snyder | Gary Snyder |
| Seymour Wyse | Lionel Smart |
References
- ↑ Sandison, Daivd. Jeck Kerouac: An Illustrated Biography. Chicago: Chicago Review Press. 1999
- ↑ Who’s Who: A Guide to Kerouac’s Characters
- ↑ Kerouac, Jack. Visions of Cody. London and New York: Penguin Books Ltd. 1993.
