Kerouac: Selected Letters: Volume 2: 1957-1969

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Condition
Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ...
Release Year
2000
ISBN
9780140296150
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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0140296158
ISBN-13
9780140296150
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1750176

Product Key Features

Book Title
Kerouac: Selected Letters : Volume 2: 1957-1969
Number of Pages
608 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Letters, General, Literary, American / General
Publication Year
2000
Genre
Literary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Collections
Author
Jack Kerouac
Format
Uk-B Format Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
1.3 in
Item Weight
16.4 Oz
Item Length
7.7 in
Item Width
5.1 in

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Intended Audience
Trade
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 From
Twelfth Grade
Number of Volumes
2 vols.
Volume Number
Vol. 2
Grade To
UP
Synopsis
An 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 Number
PS3568.O243

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