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100	1		_aTurner, Steve, _d1949- _921108
245	1	0	_aAngelheaded hipster : _bthe life of Jack Kerouac / _cSteve Turner.
260			_aLondon : _bBloomsbury, _c1996.
300			_a192 p. _bcolor portraits _c22 cm
500			_aAttn: U.S. ed. already in L.C., See97-200945
520			_aIn the fifties, the movies had James Dean and Brando, rock 'n' roll had Elvis, and the American novel had Jack Kerouac. Kerouac, father of the Beat Generation and creator of a "spontaneous bop prose" style, which embodied the riffing and improvisation techniques that were used by jazzmen, portrayed characters hungry for experience and eager to discover a new vision of life. He made the life of a writer sound exciting and, along with his Beat contemporaries, helped liberate poetry from the page and made the discussion of religion and spirituality hip. Here, writer Turner examines the life and work of the pivotal figure of the fifties' countercultural revolution, and explores the reasons why Kerouac's unique prose and his search for the truth continues to inspire new readers. _bprovided by the publisher.
650			_aBeatniks _xBiography _921109
650			_aAmerican authors _xBiography _921110
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