'It is the sum of myself, as far as the written word can go' Kerouac on THE TOWN AND THE CITY Kerouac's debut novel is a great coming of age story which can be read as the essential prelude to his later classics. Inspired by grief over his father's death and gripped by determination to write the Great American Novel, he draws largely on his own New England childhood.
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A coming of age story, which draws on the author's New England childhood.

Product details

ISBN
9780141182230
Published
2000-02-03
Publisher
Vendor
Penguin Classics
Weight
351 gr
Height
198 mm
Width
129 mm
Thickness
22 mm
Age
01, G, 01
Language
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Number of pages
512

Author
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Biographical note

The author of a number of a hugely influential and popular novels - including ON THE ROAD and DHARMA BUMS - Jack Kerouac is remembered as one of the key figures of the legendary Beat generation.