tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post3315185019920027019..comments2024-03-24T12:14:08.296-04:00Comments on THE DAILY BEAT: Remembering Jack Kerouac's sisterRick Dale, author of The Beat Handbookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17721559977431022390noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3259386991508935093.post-46490130061548036752019-09-19T11:46:53.961-04:002019-09-19T11:46:53.961-04:00I asked Kerouac scholar Dave Moore, keeper of the ...I asked Kerouac scholar Dave Moore, keeper of the Duluoz Character Key, about the two references and he said (shared with permission): <br /><br />Hi, Rick.<br />Yes, it's weird. Both names are used in MC.<br />In the first part, Jack wrote about his sister Nin, but later, when he's writing about the surprise birthday party, Nin is described as arranging it, but the hosts are described as Jeannette and Jimmy Bisssonette. (Nin married Charles Morisette in 1937.)Rick Dale, author of The Beat Handbookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17721559977431022390noreply@blogger.com