{"product_id":"jack-kerouac-road-novels-1957-1960-loa-174-on-the-road-the-dharma-bums-the-subterraneans-tristessa-lonesome-traveler-journal-selections-hardcover","title":"Jack Kerouac: Road Novels 1957-1960 (Loa #174): On the Road \/ The Dharma Bums \/ The Subterraneans \/ Tristessa \/ Lonesome Traveler \/ Journal Selections - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack Kerouac\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDouglas G. Brinkley\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe raucous, exuberant, often wildly funny account of a journey through America and Mexico, Jack Kerouac's \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e instantly defined a generation on its publication in 1957: it was, in the words of a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e reviewer, \"the clearest and most important utterance yet made by the generation Kerouac himself named years ago as 'beat.'\" Written in the mode of ecstatic improvisation that Allen Ginsberg described as \"spontaneous bop prosody,\" Kerouac's novel remains electrifying in its thirst for experience and its defiant rebuke of American conformity. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn his portrayal of the fervent relationship between the writer Sal Paradise and his outrageous, exasperating, and inimitable friend Dean Moriarty, Kerouac created one of the great friendships in American literature; and his rendering of the cities and highways and wildernesses that his characters restlessly explore is a hallucinatory travelogue of a nation he both mourns and celebrates. Now, The Library of America collects \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e together with four other autobiographical \"road books\" published during a remarkable four-year period. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Dharma Bums\u003c\/i\u003e (1958), at once an exploration of Buddhist spirituality and an account of the Bay Area poetry scene, is notable for its thinly veiled portraits of Kerouac's acquaintances, including Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, and Kenneth Rexroth. \u003ci\u003eThe Subterraneans\u003c\/i\u003e (1958) recounts a love affair set amid the bars and bohemian haunts of San Francisco. \u003ci\u003eTristessa\u003c\/i\u003e (1960) is a melancholy novella describing a relationship with a prostitute in Mexico City. \u003ci\u003eLonesome Traveler\u003c\/i\u003e (1960) collects travel essays that evoke journeys in Mexico and Europe, and concludes with an elegiac lament for the lost world of the American hobo. Also included in \u003ci\u003eRoad Novels\u003c\/i\u003e are selections from Kerouac's journal, which provide a fascinating perspective on his early impressions of material eventually incorporated into \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLIBRARY OF AMERICA\u003c\/b\u003e is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation's literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America's best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJack Kerouac(1922-1969), the central figure of the Beat Generation, was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1922 and died in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1969. Among his many novels are \u003cb\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Dharma Bums\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eBig Sur\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eVisions of Cody\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 900\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.11 x 8.11 x 6.33 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 06, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984076013869,"sku":"9781598530124","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/RTM5RWNyeVRSbzQ3MmMvUUhxVlFjQT09.webp?v=1776081778","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/jack-kerouac-road-novels-1957-1960-loa-174-on-the-road-the-dharma-bums-the-subterraneans-tristessa-lonesome-traveler-journal-selections-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}