{"product_id":"pic-9780802160836","title":"PIC","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom one of the\u003cbr\u003emost famous of the Beat writers, Kerouac's final novel of brotherhood and travel, \u003cbr\u003enow reissued in a standalone edition following his centenary celebration\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePic--full name Pictorial Review Jackson--is\u003cbr\u003ea ten-year-old Black boy living in rural North Carolina with his grandfather in\u003cbr\u003ethe 1940s. When Pic is forced to move in with his aunt after his grandfather's\u003cbr\u003epassing, his older brother Slim appears to rescue him. Together, they hitch a\u003cbr\u003eride to New York City, where Slim lives with his pregnant girlfriend, but the\u003cbr\u003ecity's poverty shocks young Pic. When Slim loses job after job, the brothers\u003cbr\u003ewill pick up and head west, making their way to California across a country\u003cbr\u003esuffused with hardship, music, love, and danger. Kerouac's last published\u003cbr\u003enovel, \u003ci\u003ePic \u003c\/i\u003eis an endearing portrayal of brotherhood and the classic\u003cbr\u003eAmerican road trip, seen through the adventurous eyes of a child. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/23\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802160836\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128","brand":"Jack Kerouac","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43361431781557,"sku":"9780802160836","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_8e14b416-967c-4387-8f5a-6ec10ebf4f65.jpg?v=1701190025","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/pic-9780802160836","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}