Author: Jack Kerouac Year: 1950 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Classic
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ISBNs: 9780141182230 9780156907903 0141182237 0156907909 |
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'It is the sum of myself, as far as the written word can go' - Kerouac on "The Town and the City". Kerouac's debut novel is a great coming of age story which can be read as the essential prelude to his later classics. Inspired by grief over his father's death and gripped by determination to write the Great American Novel, he draws largely on his own New England childhood.
This book is part of the "Duluoz Legend" series. Here are some other books from this series:
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 | "Visions of Gerard" First published in 1963 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Big Sur" First published in 1962 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "Tristessa" First published in 1960 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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 | "The Dharma Bums" First published in 1958 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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 | "Desolation Angels" First published in 1958 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "On the Road" First published in 1955 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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