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Author's Legacy

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A vintage typewriter on a dusty desk in a dimly lit study, symbolizing the complex and contested literary legacy of Jack Kerouac.
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Jack Kerouac's $20M estate: Decades of legal battles over legacy

Just weeks before his unexpected death at 47, Jack Kerouac explicitly directed his entire $20 million estate to his nephew, Paul Blake, Jr.

Adrian Vale·May 23, 2026