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Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac is one of the most widely read and profoundly influential writers in the American canon. This one-volume omnibus, planned by the author himself before his death and completed…
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Michael J. Dittman
From relative obscurity, even at the time of his death in 1969, Jack Kerouac has risen to iconic status with invigorated interest among both scholars and general readers. This biography…
Robert O'Brian
Jack Kerouac's Confession chronicles the journey of a burnt-out poet-journalist whose descent into madness and desperation is interrupted when he re-discovers a long-forgotten connection with the young Jack Kerouac. The…
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Matt Theado
A companion to the novels of the king of the Beats. It introduces readers to what Matt Theado calls Kerouac’s ‘unwieldy accretion of published work’ - fiction, poetry, nonfiction, selected…
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Features interviews ranging from 1957 to 1969, covering the breadth of the author’s fame and literary output. The collection reveals Kerouac - whether drunk or sober, erudite or infantile, guarded…
The definitive, unabridged edition of Jack Kerouac’s autobiography as told through dreams.
In 1960 Jack Kerouac was near breaking point. Driven mad by constant press attention in the wake of the publication of On the Road, he needed to get away to…
Available for the first time in paperback, a revealing and fascinating work of experimental fiction by Kerouac, incorporating poems, haiku, prayers, journal entries, sketches, and more.
La collezione Conoscere un'opera offre di sapere tutto su Sulla strada di Jack Kerouac, grazie a una scheda di lettura tanto completa quanto dettagliata. La scrittura, chiara e accessibile, e…
Kerouac’s most important poem, Mexico City Blues, incorporates all the elements of his theory of spontaneous composition. Memories, fantasies, dreams, and surrealistic free association are all lyrically combined in the…
La collection Connaitre une oeuvre vous offre la possibilite de tout savoir du roman Sur la route, de Jack Kerouac, grace a une fiche de lecture aussi complete que detaillee…
[A] pleasant and underrated surprise … [Visions of Gerard] has a winning simplicity and sweetness. -The Washington Post
The first book in Kerouac’s Duluoz Legend, a novella detailing the writer’s…
Originally subtitled An Adventurous Education, 1935-1946 , this book is a key volume in Kerouac’s lifework, the series of autobiographical novels he referred to as The Legend of Duluoz. A…
From the most famous of the Beat writers and the author of On the Road and The Dharma Bums, Kerouac’s intoxicating love story of two young bohemiansWritten over the course…
A tale of teenage romance in New England. It features the story of Jack and Maggie who are in love with the idea of being in love, looking ahead to…
In 1959 Avon Books published Jack Kerouac’s tender look back at his high school years in Lowell, Massachusetts, Maggie Cassidy. One particular passage in the book, written in the form…
The Literary Knowledge collection offers you the possibility to know everything about On the road by Jack Kerouac, thanks to a complete and detailed study guide. It was written clearly…
Presents an autobiographical account of the author’s growing up in Lowell, Massachusetts, told through his fictional alter ego Jack Duluoz, he mingles real people and events with fantastical figures to…
The poetry of the father of the Beat Generation is as distinctive as the prose of his perennially popular and highly acclaimed novels. Complete and unabridged, Mexico City Blues is…
These meditations, zen koans, and prose poems express Kerouac’s beatific trip to peace and joy through oneness with the universal.
Presents the author’s high school experiences as a sporting jock in Massachusetts and his time at Columbia University on a football scholarship.
From the most famous of the Beat writers, the semi-autobiographical novel of growing up between dreams and nightmares in early twentieth century Massachusetts, now reissued following Kerouac's centenary celebrationA haunting…
Peter Martin, a college track star determined to idle away what he knows will be one of his last innocent summers in his tranquil New England home town. But with…
Heaven and a choice of poems sent to editor Donald Allen for anthology and magazine publication. With a selection of Jack’s letters on his poetry and a biographical note.
A biography of the founder of Buddhism and a study of Siddartha Gautama’s life and works. It recounts the story of Prince Siddhartha’s upbringing and his father’s wish to protect…
Lost during the author’s lifetime, it is an intense portrait of friendship and brotherhood and a meditation on the desire to escape society, following the fortunes of two men as…
A semi-autobiographical tale of Kerouac’s own trip to France, to trace his ancestors and explore his own understanding of the Buddhism that came to define his beliefs.
The first major work by Jack Kerouac- written during his stint as a Merchant Marine and never before published in its entirety.
From the most famous of the Beat writers and the author of On the Road and The Dharma Bums, Kerouac’s intoxicating love story of two young bohemians, now reissued in…
Follows the counterculture escapades of members of the Beat generation as they seek pleasure and meaning while traveling coast to coast.
Tells the story of the legendary road trip that Jack Kerouac took before the publication of On the Road , told through the persona of Jack Duluoz and accompanied by…
Published just one year after On The Road , this is the story of two men enganged in a passionate search for Dharma or truth. Their major adventure is the…
Kerouac’s best book - San Fransisco Chronicle Big Sur’s a humane, precise account of the extraordinary ravages of alcohol delirium tremens on Kerouac … a synthesis of Proust, Celine, Thomas…
One of the final works in Kerouac’s 13-book Proustian memoir to join the Penguin Modern Classics.
Unique among Jack Kerouac’s novels, Visions of Gerard focuses on the scenes and sensations…
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During the 1950s the search for Buddhist truths takes two young Bohemians through a series of bizarre experiences in California.
First published in 1957, this novel epitomized to the world the Beat philosophy. It chronicles a spontaneous and wandering life style founded both on jazz and drug-induced visions.
One of the most famous American books of the century. Love, jazz, and excitement! These are all part of Sal Paradise’s adventures on the road with wild friend Dean Moriarty…
This reader is accompanied with a CD that contains the full audio of the text in MP3 format. One of the most famous American books of the century. Love, jazz…
From the renowned Beat writer, Kerouac's colorful and meandering search for his family history, now reissued following his centenary celebrationSatori in Paris is the semi-autobiographical tale of Jack Kerouac's trip…
In a thinly veiled autobiographical account of his time in Big Sur at the cabin of Lawrence Ferlinghetti and with friends in San Francisco-among them fellow iconoclasts Neal Cassady, Gary…
Poetic gems from the author of On the Road and The Dharma Bums.
Written during 1951-52, this novel was an underground legend by the time it was finally published in 1972. Written in an experimental form, Kerouac created the ultimate account of his…
The classic novel that epitomizes the Beat Generation. Portrays a spontaneous and wandering way of life founded on jazz and drugs.
From the acclaimed Beat writer, Jack Kerouac's unique collectionof personal travel writing, now reissued following his centenary celebrationIn his first directly autobiographical book, Jack Kerouac relates the exhilarating stories of…
Chronicles the passions, conflicts, and dreams of a group of bohemians searching for truth while studying at a university. This book offers a portrait of an artist as a young…
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Originally published in 1958, The Americans was part of a series of books that presented foreign countries through words and pictures. Frank personally supervised this latest edition that features a…