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Big Sur

Big Sur Contemporary literature

Big Sur

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Driven 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 ...
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Edition:
1
Number of Pages:
192
Release Date:
2018-08-02
Publication Date:
2018-08-02
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0241348080
ISBN13:
9780241348086
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
Weight:
119 g
Height:
111 cm
Width:
180 cm
Thickness:
20 cm

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