The voice is all : the lonely victory of Jack Kerouac / Joyce Johnson.
The voice is all : the lonely victory of Jack Kerouac / Joyce Johnson.
The voice is all : the lonely victory of Jack Kerouac / Joyce Johnson.
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Publisher
New York : Viking, c2012.
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G 2013/1386
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Language
English
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Physical content
xx, 489 p. 24 cm.
Contents
Franco-American Ghosts: The lost brother ; Jean-Louis Kerouac. -- A Half-American Boyhood: La Salle de Mort ; A Catholic education ; Pawtucketville ; Football hero ; First love. -- An Uprooting: Manhattan ; The summer of Sebastian ; Columbia ; The escape. -- The War: At sea ; Edie Parker. -- The L...
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Publisher
New York : Viking, c2012.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2012.
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Summary
This work, a profile of the iconic author's early years offers insight into his efforts to bridge his dual cultural heritage while exploring how his French Canadian background enriched his prose.
The author peels away layers of the Kerouac legend to show how, caught between two cultures and two languages, he forged a voice to contain his dualities. She shows how Kerouac's French Canadian background enriched his prose and gave him a unique outsider's vision of America. Kerouac exhibited a kind of idiosyncratic perfectionism, and his legendar...
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The voice is all : the lonely victory of Jack Kerouac / Joyce Johnson.
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Includes bibliographical references (p 439-471) and index.
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c2012.
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G 2013/1386
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74Vvl2A2q28b
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74Vvl2A2q28b
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ISBN
0670025100
9780670025107
DDC
818.54
MMS ID
991017253809702626
