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Big Sur|Jack Kerouac

Overview

2019 Reprint of 1962 Edition. Coming down from his carefree youth and unwanted fame, Jack Kerouac undertakes a mature confrontation of some of his most troubling emotional issues: a burgeoning problem with alcoholism, addiction, fear, and insecurity. He dutifully records his ever-changing states of consciousness, which culminate in a powerful religious experience. Big Sur was written sometime after Jack Kerouac's best-known works, following a visit to northern California and the first feelings of midlife crisis. Kerouac stayed for several weeks in a cabin in Big Sur, California, and with friends in San Francisco. Upon returning home, he wrote this account in a two-week period. Critic Richard Meltzer referred to Big Sur as Kerouac's 'masterpiece, and one of the great, great works of the English language."

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Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781684223169
  • ISBN-10: 1684223164
  • Publisher: Martino Fine Books
  • Publish Date: February 2019
  • Dimensions: 9.21 x 6.14 x 0.55 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.84 pounds
  • Page Count: 244
  • Reading Level: Ages 18-UP

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