| The Portable Jack Kerouac Contributor(s): Kerouac, Jack (Author), Charters, Ann (Editor) |
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ISBN: 014310506X ISBN-13: 9780143105060 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $28.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2007 Annotation: Jack Kerouac is one of the most widely read and profoundly influential writers in the American canon. This one-volume omnibus, planned by the author himself before his death and completed by his biographer, is a rich and potent distillation of the writer's genius, and will astonish those readers only familiar with On the Road. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 1.21" H x 5.18" W x 7.68" (1.01 lbs) 656 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The definitive Kerouac collection-now in Penguin Classics To coincide with the 50th anniversary celebration of On the Road, Penguin Classics republishes this landmark collection. The Portable Jack Kerouac made clear the ambition and accomplishment of Kerouac's Legend of Duluoz-the story of his life told in his many true story novels. Featuring selections from Kerouac's autobiographical fiction, as well as from his poetry, criticism, Buddhist writings, and letters, The Portable Jack Kerouac offers a total immersion in an American master. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |