books by Jack Kerouac
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Jack Kerouac
Desolation Angels
Jack Kerouac
Riverhead Books
, 1995
Timid Before God
Jack Kerouac's 'Desolation Angels', written about a period of his life roughly 10 years before his death, acts as a nice bridge between 'On The Road' (which was awaiting publication during the course of events described in "Angels") and a subsequent publication, Big ...
Jack Kerouac: Road Novels 1957-1960: On the Road / The Dharma Bums / The Subterraneans / Tristessa / Lonesome ...
Jack Kerouac
Library of America
, 2007
Jack Kerouac Recognized
The September 5, 2007 fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Jack Kerouac's On The Road is commemorated by the release of three major volumes: A designated 50th Anniversary edition (Viking, $24.95); On The Road: The Original Scroll, the long-awaited controversial ...
On the Road: 50th Anniversary Edition
Jack Kerouac
Viking Adult
, 2007
Ultimate Version of a Classic redone
Everything old is new again! I remember reading Jack Kerouac immortal novel of a road trip when I was in high school. About ten years later, I heard a Rhino record collection of Kerouac reading abridged cuts from his novel with Steve Allen (yes, author/actor/former ...
Robert Frank: The Americans
Steidl/National Gallery of Art, Washington
, 2008
new printing, The Americans
Quite simply this is one of the most influential photography books I have ever seen. For years purchasing this had eluded me and it's price had become quite high as well. Am so glad to have this book out where I can open the plates and refresh myself with Robert ...
On the Road (Penguin Great Books of the 20th Century)
Jack Kerouac
Penguin (Non-Classics)
, 1999
The Day After Superman Died
I began this book with weary thoughts, suspecting some Beatles, hippie mumbo jumbo about life, love and drugs. I was right but also dead wrong. After reading it I can fully understand why this is thought of as the definitive read from the beat generation. It's ...
The Dharma Bums (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
Jack Kerouac
Penguin Classics
, 2006
The Dharma Bums
Following the success of "On the Road", Kerouac's publishers initially rejected his manuscripts such as "The Subterraneans" and "Tristessa." But his publisher asked him to write an accessible, popular novel continuing with the themes of "On the Road." Kerouac ...
On the Road (Penguin Classics)
Jack Kerouac
Penguin Classics
, 2002
So that is what the fuss is about
Oftentimes I've heard so much about a writer's amazing talent only to be disappointed when I get around to reading his/her work. Ayn Rand falls into this category to a degree and Bukowski falls all the way into it--but not Kerouac. I don't know if Jack captured the ...
Big Sur
Jack Kerouac
Penguin (Non-Classics)
, 1992
Kerouac's most honest novel.
Kerouac pulled no internal punches with this one. He's there, at his worst in many ways, but the sordid tale is beautifully told. How he makes something so depressing and painful into a work of pure beauty is almost magical. No one had ever done fiction quite like Jack ...
On the Road: The Original Scroll
Jack Kerouac
Viking Adult
, 2007
In a Class by Itself
I mean, it's hard to write a review of something that people are stil trying to figure out exactly what it is, poem, novel, autobiography, jazz riff, all the above. It was great to see the unedited, unchanged version with original names and some relatively (to our ...
The Dharma Bums
Jack Kerouac
Penguin (Non-Classics)
, 1976
Something every 20 year old can relate to, at least
One of the most often used metaphors for inner growth is the travel journal and I'm sure Kerouac would have enjoyed Gurdjieff's somewhat autobiograhical travel novel "Meetings with Remarkable Men." Has this generation (2007) not yet found it's Dharma Bums? Maybe the ...
And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks
William S. Burroughs
, Jack Kerouac
Grove Press
, 2008
More than sixty years ago, William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac sat down inNew York City to write a novel about the summer of 1944, when one of their friends killed another in a moment of brutal and tragic bloodshed. The two authors were then at the dawn of their careers, having yet to write anything of note. Alternating chapters and narrators, ...
On The Road CD
Jack Kerouac
Caedmon
, 2004
Perfect presentation!!!
Matt Dillon's presentation was superb -- he brought the characters to life. Especially, Dean, with his slow, distant, unique way of talking ... it was like Dean was really there. I would very much recommend this audio CD to anyone who likes On the Road. Very, very ...
Some of the Dharma
Jack Kerouac
Penguin (Non-Classics)
, 1999
A true Arhat is a Tao Hobo
Wow! I am soooo glad that this book was finally published- and that it was executed so well! This is more than perhaps the all time best example of personal spiritual exploration by a major writer- it is a storage battery of spiritual energy. I've never seen a work ...
The Town and the City
Jack Kerouac
Harvest Books
, 1970
Kerouac's Best
This is Jack Kerouac's first novel, written when he was in his early twenties. "On the Road" brought him fame, but I think this is one is his best. The characters are all real and complex, particualrly one of the brothers of the large Martin family named Francis, who ...
Dr. Sax (Kerouac, Jack)
Jack Kerouac
Grove Press
, 1994
Lowell superheroes
These are stories from Kerouac's childhood. The writing resembles that of the later Henry Roth. Among other things, each man wrote of boys swimming in the river and the magic highlighted style gives the reader the sense of swimming, too, a not alltogether positive ...
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