Visions of Gerard Jack Kerouac.
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TextPublisher: New York, N.Y., U.S.A. : Penguin Books, 1991Description: 130 p. ; 20 cmISBN: 0140144528Subject(s): Beat generation -- FictionDDC classification: 813/.54 LOC classification: PS3521.E735 | V47 1991Summary: Unique among Jack Kerouac's novels, Visions of Gerard focuses on the scenes and sensations of childhood - the wisdom, anguish, intensity, innocence, evil, insight, suffering, delight, and shock - as they were revealed in the short tragic -happy life of his saintly brother, Gerard. Set in Kerouac's hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts, it is an unsettling beautiful, and sad exploration of the meaning and precariousness of existence.
| Item type | Home library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | A J M Library 868-5076 | KERO (Browse shelf) | Available | 19478 |
Originally published in 1963.
Unique among Jack Kerouac's novels, Visions of Gerard focuses on the scenes and sensations of childhood - the wisdom, anguish, intensity, innocence, evil, insight, suffering, delight, and shock - as they were revealed in the short tragic -happy life of his saintly brother, Gerard. Set in Kerouac's hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts, it is an unsettling beautiful, and sad exploration of the meaning and precariousness of existence.
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