Author: GIFFORD, BARRY AND LAWRENCE LEE
Title: Jack's Book an Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac
Description: New York: St. Martin's Press, 1978. Trade Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0312439423. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has some noticeable fading to the spine, spine joints and front top edge. "Kerouac is recognized for his style of spontaneous prose. Thematically, his work covers topics such as his Catholic spirituality, jazz, promiscuity, life in New York, Buddhism, drugs, poverty, and travel. He became an underground celebrity and, with other beats, a progenitor of the hippie movement, although he remained antagonistic toward some of its politically radical elements. He has a lasting legacy, greatly influencing many of the cultural icons of the 1960s, including Bob Dylan, the Beatles, and the Doors. In 1969, at age 47, Kerouac died from an abdominal hemorrhage caused by a lifetime of heavy drinking. Since then, his literary prestige has grown, and several previously unseen works have been published. All of his books are in print today. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .
Keywords: 0312439423 Biography Barry Gifford Lawrence Lee Jack Kerouac Author Biography The Beat Generation 1960's Authors
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Title: Jack's Book an Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac
Description: New York: St. Martin's Press, 1978. Trade Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0312439423. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has some noticeable fading to the spine, spine joints and front top edge. "Kerouac is recognized for his style of spontaneous prose. Thematically, his work covers topics such as his Catholic spirituality, jazz, promiscuity, life in New York, Buddhism, drugs, poverty, and travel. He became an underground celebrity and, with other beats, a progenitor of the hippie movement, although he remained antagonistic toward some of its politically radical elements. He has a lasting legacy, greatly influencing many of the cultural icons of the 1960s, including Bob Dylan, the Beatles, and the Doors. In 1969, at age 47, Kerouac died from an abdominal hemorrhage caused by a lifetime of heavy drinking. Since then, his literary prestige has grown, and several previously unseen works have been published. All of his books are in print today. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .
Keywords: 0312439423 Biography Barry Gifford Lawrence Lee Jack Kerouac Author Biography The Beat Generation 1960's Authors
Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 42080
- Book number: 42080
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