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The Subterraneans by Jack Kerouac is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is The Subterraneans about?

The Subterraneans is a 1958 novella by Beat Generation author Jack Kerouac. It is a semi-fictional account of his short romance with an African American woman named Alene Lee (1931-1991) in New York in 1953. In the novel she is renamed "Mardou Fox," and described as a carefree spirit who frequents the jazz clubs and bars of the budding Beat scene of San Francisco. Other well-known personalities and friends from the author's life also appear thinly disguised in the novel. The character Frank Carmody is based on William Burroughs, and Adam Moorad on Allen Ginsberg. Even Gore Vidal appears as successful novelist Arial Lavalina. Kerouac's alter ego is named Leo Percepied, and his long-time friend Neal Cassady is mentioned only in passing as Leroy.

Who reads The Subterraneans?

Author

Jack Kerouac

Publisher

Grove Press

Published

1982

Language

EN

ISBN

9780802150400

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction

Rating

3.68 / 5 (111 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14