Kerouac: A Biography

Kerouac: A Biography
by Ann Charters

Kerouac: A Biography
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Author: Ann Charters
Foreword: Allen Ginsberg
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1994-10-15
ISBN: 0312113471
Number of pages: 432
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Book Reviews of Kerouac: A Biography

Book Review: A Biography Worth the Read!
Summary: 5 Stars

Ms. Charters did a commenable job putting together
this book. I would rate it right up there with
Nicosia's bio. The author certainly provided a lot
of background info and did a compelling job of
helping me get a better understanding of the social
climate which Kerouac & friends had to contend with
and conquer. My only complaint is that her writing style
sometimes lapses into a style a little too closely allied
with that of her subject, but given the subject matter, that is

understandable. I would recommend this book for those of
you who have found Kerouac's writings to be enjoyable.

Summary of Kerouac: A Biography

Now that Kerouac's major novel, On the Road is accepted as an American classic, academic critics are slowly beginning to catch up with his experimental literary methods and examine the dozen books comprising what he called 'the legend of Duluoz.' Nearly all of his books have been in print internationally since his death in 1969, and his writing has been discovered and enjoyed by new readers throughout the world. Kerouac's view of the promise of America, the seductive and lovely vision of the beckoning open spaces of our continent, has never been expressed better by subsequent writers, perhaps because Kerouac was our last writer to believe in America's promise--and essential innocence--as the legacy he would explore in his autobiographical fiction.

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