Jack's Book: An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac
Autor Barry Gifford, Lawrence Leeen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 mar 2012 – vârsta de la 18 ani
"A fascinating literary and historical document, the most insightful look at the Beat Generation." —Dan Wakefield, author of New York in the Fifties and Going All the Way
First published in 1978, Jack's Book gives us an intimate look into the life and times of the "King of the Beats." Through the words of the close friends, lovers, artists, and drinking buddies who survived him, writers Barry Gifford and Lawrence Lee recount Jack Kerouac's story, from his childhood in Lowell, Massachusetts, to his tragic end in Florida at the age of forty-seven. Including anecdotes from an eclectic list of well-known figures such as Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and Gore Vidal, as well as Kerouac's ordinary acquaintances, this groundbreaking oral biography—the first of its kind—presents us with a remarkably insightful portrait of an American legend and the spirit of a generation.
First published in 1978, Jack's Book gives us an intimate look into the life and times of the "King of the Beats." Through the words of the close friends, lovers, artists, and drinking buddies who survived him, writers Barry Gifford and Lawrence Lee recount Jack Kerouac's story, from his childhood in Lowell, Massachusetts, to his tragic end in Florida at the age of forty-seven. Including anecdotes from an eclectic list of well-known figures such as Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and Gore Vidal, as well as Kerouac's ordinary acquaintances, this groundbreaking oral biography—the first of its kind—presents us with a remarkably insightful portrait of an American legend and the spirit of a generation.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780143121886
ISBN-10: 014312188X
Pagini: 344
Dimensiuni: 140 x 213 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.37 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
ISBN-10: 014312188X
Pagini: 344
Dimensiuni: 140 x 213 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.37 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Recenzii
“Jack’s Book is first rate…it offers the flavor and depth of good fiction while keeping well within the realm of literal truth.”
“I suggest you read Jack’s Book…Mr. Gifford and Mr. Lee seem to have interviewed everyone connected with Kerouac.”
“The greatest value of Jack’s Book…lies in the richness and depth…it is dynamic, mixing exceptionally well-written biography with oral journalism…it adds richness and depth to the previous portraits.”
“A fascinating literary and historical document, the most insightful look at the beat generation.”
“There have been biographies of Kerouac, but this is an entirely different and much more satisfying work…not a static portrait, but a slow-moving picture of a man unfolding from childhood to heartbreak end; a drama whose focus or clarity or completeness changes depending on who’s holding the camera. An engrossing tale.”
“A very immediate, crisp addition to the Kerouac papers—lively in its interspliced rhythms and…compelling.”
“If you’re interested in listening to what the talk of the Fifties sounded like, and if you believe that literature may just have something to do with life, then read this book.”
“My God, it’s just like Rashomon. Everybody lies and the truth comes out.”
“To read Jack’s Book is to be present at a gathering of Kerouac’s friends, colleagues, lovers, even his…enemies—of all the lives of Kerouac I have read, this one has the most life.”
“I consider Jack’s Book an essential text—it gives a far more authentic and balanced picture of Jack than any existing biography.”
Notă biografică
Barry Gifford is a poet, novelist, screenwriter, and librettist best known for the novel Wild at Heart, which was adapted into an award-winning film by David Lynch, and for cowriting the screenplay for Lynch's film Lost Highway. Published in twenty-eight languages, he has been the recipient of awards from PEN, the National Endowment for the Arts, the American Library Association, and the Writers Guild of America. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Lawrence Lee (d. 1990) was a Peabody Awardߝwinning journalist who cowrote the acclaimed biography Saroyan with Gifford.
Lawrence Lee (d. 1990) was a Peabody Awardߝwinning journalist who cowrote the acclaimed biography Saroyan with Gifford.