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Original Essays | December 12, 2009

Alexander McCall Smith: IMG The Courage of Others

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I have recently written a novel about life in England during the Second World War. I felt some concern before I tackled this theme — the War... Continue »
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    La's Orchestra Saves the World

    Alexander McCall Smith

On the Road

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Synopses & Reviews

Publisher Comments:

Jack Kerouac's classic novel of freedom and longing defined what it meant to be "Beat" and has inspired every generation since its initial publication more than forty years ago.

Introduction by Ann Charters

Book News Annotation:

**** Cited in BCL3. A reprint of the novel first published (by Viking) in 1957. And still printed on acidic paper--it deserves better. New, long introduction by Ann Charters.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Description:

Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxxi]-xxxiii).
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About the Author

Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) considered all of his "true-story novels," including On the Road, to be "chapters" of "one vast book," his multi-volume autobiographical Legend of Duluoz.

Ann Charters is the editor of several Beat compilations, including The Portable Beat Reader.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780140185218
Introduction:
Charters, Ann
Author:
Charters, Ann
Author:
Kerouac, Jack
Publisher:
Penguin Classics
Location:
London
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
American fiction (fictional works by one author)
Subject:
Adventure
Subject:
Beat generation
Subject:
Autobiographical fiction
Subject:
Beat generation -- Fiction.
Subject:
General Fiction
Subject:
Classics
Edition Number:
Updated
Series:
Penguin Twentieth Century Classics
Series Volume:
970
Publication Date:
20021231
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
352
Dimensions:
7.74x5.10x.66 in. .54 lbs.
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