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Driven mad by three years of endless telegrams, phonecalls, mail, reporters and snoopers in the wake of his hugely successful novel On the Road, Jack Kerouac, 'King of the Beats', needs peace, quiet and sobriety: surrounded and outnumbered he has to 'get away to solitude again or die'. Amidst the wild beauty of the Californian landscape, Kerouac struggles to come to terms with his own myth and its malign impact upon his life. The result is a moving account of a man struggling with inner demons: blessed by great talent and cursed with an urge towards self-destruction - a path lined with double bourbons, Manhattans and scotch....
©1962 Jack Kerouac (P)2021 Penguin Audio
- Listening Length6 hours and 41 minutes
- Audible release date20 May 2021
- LanguageEnglish
- ASINB094RFXSM9
- VersionUnabridged
- Program TypeAudiobook
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Listening Length | 6 hours and 41 minutes |
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Author | Jack Kerouac |
Narrator | Ethan Hawke |
Audible.com.au Release Date | 20 May 2021 |
Publisher | Penguin Audio |
Program Type | Audiobook |
Version | Unabridged |
Language | English |
ASIN | B094RFXSM9 |
Best Sellers Rank | 61,603 in Audible Books & Originals (See Top 100 in Audible Books & Originals) 135 in Biographical Fiction (Audible Books & Originals) 686 in Biographical Fiction (Books) 1,828 in Classic Literature |
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Nick
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Delivery was faster than that witch from that anime film
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 December 2018Verified Purchase
Banging man this shizzle went straight to my kindle DAAAAAYUM th future man it’s like zap zap zap you get me
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A. Reader
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Hard read but worthwhile
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 2 March 2018Verified Purchase
I’d forgotten how hard Kerouac is to read. He writes as he thinks and tries to pinpoint feelings and words and because of this his writing can be labyrinthine and incredibly hard to follow. Having said that his imagery and language are stunning, moving and immediate.
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J. Fox
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Classic book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 February 2021Verified Purchase
Classic book I bought to read on holiday. Good read and didn't disappoint. Felt like I was travelling with the author and learnt a lot about California.

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Big Sur.....Big Read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 26 July 2018Verified Purchase
You would want to be in the humour for Kerouac .... Not something that would often happen. Still I am glad I read it through it was interesting but not enjoyable .
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Fidelina
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Brilliant as ever
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 October 2016Verified Purchase
Loved this but then I love everything Jack Kerouac wrote and this did not disappoint. His ability to describe every day things in such a unique and delightful way is second to none.
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