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Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969

Book - 1993

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Unmistakably autobiographical, this book is a moving account of a man coming to terms with his own myth, his own talent and his uncontrollable, unrelenting, self-destructive life. Now approaching middle-age, Jack Duluoz retreats to California to escape the pressures of his fame.

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Publisher: London : Flamingo, 1993, c1962.

Branch Call Number: FICTION

Characteristics: 188 p. ;,20 cm.

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Modern classic

Notes: "First published in Great Britain by Andre Deutsch Ltd 1963"--T.p. verso.

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