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The Subterraneans

byJack Kerouac

Who is this book for? Readers interested in Beat literature and 1950s American culture.

Topics LoveIdentityFriendship
MoodMelancholic, Reflective
RomanceCentral to the Plot
Explicit scenesSuggestive Themes
Written over the course of three days and three nights, The Subterraneans was generated out of the same kind of ecstatic flash of inspiration that produced another one of Kerouac's early classics, On the Road. Centering around the tempestuous breakup of Leo Percepied and Mardou Fox-two denizens of the 1950s San Francisco underground-The Subterraneans is a tale of dark alleys and smoky rooms, of artists, visionaries, and adventurers existing outside mainstream America's field of vision.

Language

en

Published on

27/01/1994

Pages

111

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780802131867

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