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Desolation Angels

by Jack Kerouac

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ISBN13: 9781573225052
ISBN10: 1573225053
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With the publication of On the Road in 1957, Jack Kerouac became at once the spokesman and hero of the Beat Generation. Along with such visionaries as William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, Kerouac changed teh face of American literature, igniting a counterculture revolution that even now, decades later, burns brighter than ever in Desolation Angels.

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The classic novel from the definitive voice of the Beat Generation, Desolation Angels is the story of Kerouac's life just before the publication of On the Road--as told through his fictional self--Jack Duluoz. 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.
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About the Author

Jack 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 On the Road, The Dharma Bums, Big Sur, and Visions of Cody.
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Menesh O, January 2, 2012 (view all comments by Menesh O)
Just as deeply sad as beautiful, this is my favorite book of Kerouac's. He finally is facing the reality of life after leaving Desolation Mountain and you see him transitioning as a person in big ways.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9781573225052
Introduction:
Johnson, Joyce
Author:
Johnson, Joyce
Author:
Kerouac, Jack
Publisher:
Riverhead Trade
Location:
New York :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
American
Subject:
Novels and novellas
Subject:
Literature
Subject:
Beat generation
Subject:
Autobiographical fiction
Subject:
Beat generation -- Fiction.
Subject:
Religious
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
1995
Edition Number:
1st Riverhead ed.
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series Volume:
104-54
Publication Date:
19950901
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
432
Dimensions:
8.02x5.14x1.13 in. .77 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18
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"Synopsis" by , The classic novel from the definitive voice of the Beat Generation, Desolation Angels is the story of Kerouac's life just before the publication of On the Road--as told through his fictional self--Jack Duluoz. 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.
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