Big Sur
vonJack Kerouac, Tom Parker
'Kerouac's grittiest novel ... sensual and uninhibited' The New York TimesDriven mad by three years of endless telegrams, phonecalls, mail, reporters and snoopers in the wake of his hugely successful novel On the Road, Jack Kerouac, 'King of the Beats', needs peace, quiet and sobriety: surrounded and outnumbered he has to 'get away to solitude again or die'. Amidst the wild beauty of the Californian landscape, Kerouac struggles to come to terms with his own myth and its malign impact upon his life. The result is a moving account of a man struggling with inner demons: blessed by great talent and cursed with an urge towards self-destruction - a path lined with double bourbons, Manhattans and scotch ...
Language
en
Published on
08/02/2018
Pages
192
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780241348086
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