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Subterraneans (Kerouac, Jack) by [Jack Kerouac]

Subterraneans (Kerouac, Jack) Kindle Edition

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Written over the course of three days and three nights, The Subterraneans was generated out of the same kind of ecstatic flash of inspiration that produced another one of Kerouac's early classics, On The Road. Centering around the tempestuous breakup of Leo Percepied and Mardou Fox—two denizens of the 1950s San Francisco underground—The Subterraneans is a tale of dark alleys and smoky rooms, of artists, visionaries, and adventurers existing outside mainstream America's field of vision.

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December 1, 2007
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	SATORI IN PARIS & PIC	MEXICO CITY BLUES	LONESOME TRAVELER	DR. SAX
	Two of Jack Kerouac’s last novels, showcase the remarkable range and versatility of his mature talent	“A great masterpiece, a singing religious poem.”—Michael McClure	“Kerouac’s work represents the most extensive experiment in language and literary form undertaken by an American writer of his generation.” –Ann Douglas	“Kerouac dreams of America in the authentic rolling rhythms of a Whitman or a Thomas Wolfe, drunk with eagerness for life.” –John K. Hutchens

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"The first clear development of the American Romantic prose since Hemingway, Kerouac's writing is full of mad sex, comedy, widescreen travel writing, and long lyrical evocations of American childhood and adolescent memories."—The Times (London)

"Kerouac's work represents the most extensive experiment in language and literary form undertaken by an American writer of his generation."—Ann Douglas

"Each book by Kerouac is unique, a telepathic discord. Such rich, natural writing is nonpareil in the later twentieth century."—Allen Ginsberg

"An outsider in America, Jack Kerouac was a true original."—Ann Charters

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About the Author

Jack Kerouac wrote a number of highly influential and popular novels - most famously the international best-seller ON THE ROAD - and is remembered as one of the key figures of the legendary Beat generation. As much as anything, he came to represent a philosophy, a way of life. --This text refers to an alternate kindle_edition edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B004L623AO
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Grove Press; Revised edition (December 1, 2007)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 1, 2007
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 825 KB
Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
Print length ‏ : ‎ 130 pages
Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ 0802131867

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- #643 in Psychological Literary Fiction
- #970 in Classic Literary Fiction
- #3,046 in Contemporary Literary Fiction

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Douglas R Barrette

Good find

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on April 10, 2023

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Great book, in fair shape.

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yoelarry

The Drunken love that got away

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 10, 2019

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The book left me sad. A picture book look into the north beach beat scene where it all got its start early 50’s Frisco. Ginsberg, Burroughs, Corso, and Kerouac all there young Raving lunatic writers reaching for eternity fueled by alcohol, drugs, and madness, and then....Love walks away, an innocent victim of neglect from visionary seekers who soared too high.

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Donald L. Ricco Jr.

the end is perfect.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 18, 2021

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Well, I love Kerouac, but I only liked this book. It's a stream of consciousness, frenetic paced thing, that I found a bit hard to follow, and at times, tedious to read. Basically, it is the story of Jack's brief romance with "Mardou Fox", a young African-American girl he meets in San Francisco. But Jack seems a bit crazy in here, sort of bi-polar, and definitely alcoholic. Some issues with race. Lots of mother issues too! He basically loves this gal, and wants to figure out how to be rid of her. And his behavior, basically his love of booze and a good time, strain this relationship beyond all measure. I liked it, but it did make me think a bit less of the man behind the typewriter. Still, the end ...

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the end is perfect. "And I go home having lost her love. And write this book."

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K. Neill

To know his type of writing. To want to hear about his days his thoughts.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 25, 2018

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I liked Kerouac as expected. You must take the time to read as it would feel like the preverbal end of a sentence. Feeling unfinished.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 23, 2021

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I appreciate the importance of the Beats to arts and culture, but I found it hard to get through Kerouac's stream of consciousness prose. I do appreciate the honesty he displays about the way he treated his partner during this time. However, at times I found myself thinking, "Good grief, would you please grow up!" I would recommend this book only for those who are real Kerouac/Beats fan.

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CR

smokes with a desperate fury and good-time fervor

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 28, 2015

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An even more compressed melange of bop-soul imagery and romantic assemblage of hip 50s characters than On the Road, The Subterraneans smokes with a desperate fury and good-time fervor rushing to its concupiscent apocalypse with all the bittersweet sensitivity Kerouac can muster. A worthwhile read like a short, burning affair with a forbidden desire...

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Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 12, 2010

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I was very pleased when this book came in the mail 3 days after placing my order. The book has no writing or signifigant wear on the inside. The only thing I would say that could be less than satisfactory to some would be that it was a different edition than displayed in the picture-fairly old, and the cover was very well worn.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on March 13, 2015

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I love this book. I have read it on paper dozens of time (no lie). So I wanted to be able to read it without carrying the book around (my bag is hard on books, especially 2nd-hand thriftshop books, which is all I can afford).

The MAJOR PROBLEM with this Kindle edition of the book is the TYPOS!!! I have encountered about 10, and I am only in the first chapter! Of course they are not blatant, they would have passed through a spell-checker because they take the appearance of other words - "bed" for "beard" etc. If I hadn't semi-memorized the book, I would be really confused - but I'm only annoyed (especially after paying $10).

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