{"product_id":"kerouac-his-life-and-work-9781589793668","title":"Kerouac: His Life and Work","description":"This is the authoritative biography of writer, poet, and beat generation icon Jack Kerouac (1922-1969), whose novel \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e catapulted him to the forefront of the literary world and influenced budding writers for generations to come. \u003cbr\u003eA legendary figure in the landscape of American literature, Kerouac lived a turbulent life, one more intimately connected to his literary output than perhaps any other writer. Restless traveler, alcoholic, dissolute but devoted Catholic, and genius, Kerouac lived hard with his compatriots of the beat movement--William Burroughs, Gregory Corso, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, and Neal Cassady. With them, he created a new type of American literature as well as an enduring literary mythology. \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKerouac: The Definitive Biography\u003c\/i\u003e recounts in gripping detail the story of this exceptional life and the key relationships that affected Kerouac's development as an artist, including those with his three wives, numerous girlfriends, and beloved mother. \u003cbr\u003eMost important, \u003ci\u003eKerouac\u003c\/i\u003e is the first biography based wholly on the vast array of primary source materials contemporary to the events described--letters, postcards, diaries, journals, notebooks, newspaper and magazine articles, legal documents, and television and audio transcripts--sources that provide an unparalleled view of the intimate thoughts and everyday world of Kerouac.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Taylor Trade Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/16\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781589793668\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 584\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.37h x 6.70w x 1.55d","brand":"Paul Maher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51474193612981,"sku":"9781589793668","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_15ca8d77-b2d7-4c81-bfa5-2cb85ae630bd.jpg?v=1754405170","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/kerouac-his-life-and-work-9781589793668","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}