by Gerald Nicosia (Author)
This biography of Kerouac covers his life, his art and his place and influence in American literature. It spans Kerouac's entire life - integrating the Kerouac legend into a critical exploration of his work. The Kerouac that emerges is a complex, troubled, flawed human being and writer of genius with a haunted vision whose struggle to break free from almost every traditional American value he had been bred to accept was to come to a tragic end.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 768
Edition: New
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 26 Mar 1992
ISBN 10: 0140167854
ISBN 13: 9780140167856