Jack Kerouac
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2006
Physical Desc
xxviii, 187 p. ; 22 cm.
Description
"Published just one year after On The Road, this is the story of two men enganged in a passionate search for Dharma or truth. Their major adventure is the pursuit of the Zen Way, which takes them climbing into the High Sierras to seek the lesson of solitude."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2010
Physical Desc
xxvii, 500 p. : facsims. ; 24 cm.
Description
"The first collection of letters between the two leading figures of the Beat movement. Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg are the most celebrated names of the Beat Generation, linked together not only by their shared artistic sensibility but also by a deep and abiding friendship, one that colored their lives and greatly influenced their writing. Editors Bill Morgan and David Stanford shed new light on this intimate and influential friendship in this...
Author
Series
Library of America volume 174
Publisher
Library of America
Pub. Date
c2007
Physical Desc
864 p. ; 21 cm.
Description
A collector's edition of five works by the late Beat Generation classic writer combines the eminent "On the Road" with the novels, "The Dharma Bums," "The Subterraneans," "Tristessa," and "Lonesome Traveler.".
Author
Publisher
Da Capo Press
Pub. Date
2014.
Physical Desc
193 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"In late 1944, under rather mysterious circumstances, aspiring writer Jack Kerouac lost a novella-length manuscript titled The Haunted Life. Set in Galloway, a fictionalized version of Kerouac's hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts, the coming-of-age story of Peter Martin-a character based on the author's recently departed friend Sebastian Sampas-tackles the pressing issues of the day. At home in the working-class town the summer before his sophomore...
Author
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
408 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
A reproduction of Kerouac's original 1951 scroll draft of "On the Road" offers insight into the writer's thematic vision and narrative voice as influenced by the American literary, musical, and visual arts of the post-World War II period.
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
1995.
Physical Desc
xvii, 409 pages ; 21 cm
Description
After spending months as a fire lookout on a remote mountain, Jack Duluoz returns to his life in San Francisco and discovers how his isolation has affected his life. As he hitches, walks, and talks his way across the world, Duluoz perceives the angel that is in everything. It is life as he sees it.
Author
Formats
Description
In the summer of 1944, a shocking murder rocked the fledgling Beats. William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, both still unknown, we inspired by the crime to collaborate on a novel, a hard-boiled tale of bohemian New York during World War II, full of drugs and art, obsession and brutality, with scenes and characters drawn from their own lives. Finally published after more than sixty years, this is a captivating read, and incomparable literary artifact,...
Author
Publisher
Reel Art Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Physical Desc
159 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm
Description
This book features a remarkable collection of largely unseen photographs of the 'Beat Generation' by renowned Magnum photographer Burt Glinn. This treasure trove of images was discovered when R A P was working with Burt Glinn's widow, Elena, on a larger retrospective of Glinn's work. The book features black and white shots, and also over 70 images in colour. These photographs manage to capture the raw energy of the 'Beat Generation' in a way that...
10) On the road
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
2013.
Physical Desc
1 blu-ray (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As two friends head out on a cross-country trip, their lives are changed by the people they meet and the circumstances they encounter.
Publisher
Shout! Factory
Pub. Date
c1986
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Investigates the personal history and creative process of Jack Kerouac, father of the Beat Generation, author of "On the road", and a pivotal figure of the fifties countercultural revolution. Shows what happened when fame and notoriety were thrust upon an essentially reticent man.
13) On the road
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
©2013
Physical Desc
1 DVD (124 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
As two friends head out on a cross-country trip, their lives are changed by the people they meet and the circumstances they encounter.
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
Kerouac's life is examined through fascinating rare documentary footage and revealing interviews with some of Kerouac's most famous contemporaries and friends. Beginning with his Catholic boyhood, through his development as one of the most important modern American authors, to his self-destructive demise at the age of 49, 'Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats' is both an accurately detailed documentary and a moving drama.