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Kerouac: Selected Letters : Volume 2: 1957-1969 by Jack Kerouac (2000, Uk-B Format Paperback)
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Jack Kerouac : Selected Letters, 1, Paperback by Kerouac, Jack; Charters, Ann (EDT), ISBN 0140296158, ISBN-13 9780140296150, Brand New, Free shipping in the US The second and final volume of letters from the Kerouac collection documents his romances, travels, writing, and emotional struggles, as well as his relationships with Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Malcolm Cowley, and others. Reprint.
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PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100140296158
ISBN-139780140296150
eBay Product ID (ePID)1750176
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Book TitleKerouac: Selected Letters : Volume 2: 1957-1969
Number of Pages608 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicLetters, General, Literary, American / General
Publication Year2000
GenreLiterary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections
AuthorJack Kerouac
FormatUk-B Format Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight16.4 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5.1 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Reviews"Reveals the boldness and originality of Kerouac's artistic vision." — The Boston Globe "It remains clear from his later letters that Kerouac understood what he was doing as a writer. He consistently explains his aesthetic, his plan to create the Duluoz Legend of books, and the essentially benign charity of his vision." — San Francisco Chronicle "Rambunctious and energetic . . . the letters convey the genius of that special American type—the perpetual motion man." — The Washington Post "Kerouac's letters and early stories supplement his legend, providing a fuller portrait of a true American original." — The Boston Globe, "Reveals the boldness and originality of Kerouac's artistic vision." -- The Boston Globe "It remains clear from his later letters that Kerouac understood what he was doing as a writer. He consistently explains his aesthetic, his plan to create the Duluoz Legend of books, and the essentially benign charity of his vision." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Rambunctious and energetic . . . the letters convey the genius of that special American type--the perpetual motion man." -- The Washington Post "Kerouac's letters and early stories supplement his legend, providing a fuller portrait of a true American original." -- The Boston Globe, "Reveals the boldness and originality of Kerouac''s artistic vision." — The Boston Globe "It remains clear from his later letters that Kerouac understood what he was doing as a writer. He consistently explains his aesthetic, his plan to create the Duluoz Legend of books, and the essentially benign charity of his vision." — San Francisco Chronicle "Rambunctious and energetic . . . the letters convey the genius of that special American type—the perpetual motion man." — The Washington Post "Kerouac''s letters and early stories supplement his legend, providing a fuller portrait of a true American original." — The Boston Globe
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Number of Volumes2 vols.
Volume NumberVol. 2
Grade ToUP
SynopsisAn illuminating glimpse into the life and art of Beat legend Jack Kerouac through a collection of letters that "reveals the boldness and originality of Kerouac's artistic vision" ( The Boston Globe ). "It remains clear from his later letters that Kerouac understood what he was doing as a writer. He consistently explains his aesthetic, his plan to create the Duluoz Legend of books, and the essentially benign charity of his vision."-- San Francisco Chronicle The first volume of Jack Kerouac's selected letters was hailed as an important and revealing addition to Kerouac scholarship. This second and final volume, comprising letters written between 1957, the year On the Road was published, and the day before his death in 1969 at age forty-seven, tells Kerouac's life story through his canid correspondences with friends, confidants, and editors--among them Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Philip Whalen, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Joyce Johnson, and Malcolm Cowley. Documenting his continuing development as a writer and his travels, love affairs, and complicated family life, the letters also reveal Kerouac's amazing courage in the face of criticism and his never-ending quest to be the best writer possible. Kerouac: Selected Letters 1957-1969 offers unparalleled insight into the life and mind of this giant of the American landscape., The first volume of Jack Kerouac's selected letters, published in 1995, was hailed as an important and revealing addition to Kerouac scholarship. This second and final volume, comprising letters written between 1957, the year On the Road was published, and the day before his death in 1969 at age forty-seven, tells Kerouac's life story through his candid correspondence with friends, confidants, and editors--among them Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Philip Whalen, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Joyce Johnson, and Malcolm Cowley. Documenting his continuing development as a writer and his travels, love affairs, and complicated family life, the letters also reveal Kerouac's amazing courage in the force of criticism and his never-ending quest to be the best writer possible. Jack Kerouac Selected Letters 1957-1969 offers unparalleled insight into the life and mind of this giant of the American landscape.
LC Classification NumberPS3568.O243
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