Which Beat writer wrote the 1959 novel Doctor Sax?

Jack Kerouac wrote the 1959 novel Doctor Sax.

Doctor Sax: Faust Part Three is a dreamlike, semi-autobiographical novel set largely in Kerouac’s hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts. Its young narrator, Jackie Duluoz, resembles Kerouac and observes a strange figure called Doctor Sax amid ghosts, monsters, family memories, and local legends.

The book blends childhood recollection with fantasy and incorporates Kerouac’s interest in folklore, Catholic imagery, and the Faust tradition. Its title and structure signal a more surreal approach than the road narrative for which Kerouac is best known.

Doctor Sax is sometimes confused with Visions of Gerard, another autobiographical Kerouac novel centered on his Lowell childhood and family. It is also distinct from The Town and the City, his first published novel, which uses a more conventional literary style. Kerouac published Doctor Sax during the height of public interest in Beat literature.