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Jack Kerouac: A Biography

by Tom Clark
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Oct 2001
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English
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9.25 × 0.75 × 6.25 in
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All the components of the Jack Kerouac legend are here: the excesses of alcohol and drugs; the soul searching; the characters -- Neal Cassady and Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso and Lucien Carr, John Clellon Holmes and William Burroughs, Jack's mother, Gabrielle, and the other women in Kerouac's life. There is also a record of the travels that became the basis for On the Road and Visions of Cody, the death-shrouded childhood that became Mexico City Blues and Tristessa, and the stupor of fame that weighed on him as he tried to articulate his torments in Big Sur. This edition is newly revised with a new introduction by the author.

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PublisherDa Capo Press
PublishedOct 9, 2001
ISBN-101560253576
ISBN-139781560253570
LanguageEnglish
Dimensions9.25 × 0.75 × 6.25 in
Weight1 lb

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