The voice is all : the lonely victory of Jack Kerouac / Joyce Johnson.
| Author/creator | Johnson, Joyce, 1935- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Viking, ©2012. |
| Description | xx, 489 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Franco-American ghosts -- A half-American boyhood -- An uprooting -- The war -- The libertine circle -- Postwar -- "White ambitions" -- "Rain and rivers" -- The "rush of truth" -- Interior music. |
| Abstract | A profile of the iconic author's early years offers insight into his efforts to bridge his dual cultural heritage while exploring how his French Canadian background enriched his prose. |
| Abstract | Johnson peels away layers of the Kerouac legend to show how, caught between two cultures and two languages, he forged a voice to contain his dualities. She shows how Kerouac's French Canadian background enriched his prose and gave him a unique outsider's vision of America. Kerouac exhibited a kind of idiosyncratic perfectionism, and his legendary "spontaneous" writing was preceded by a series of abandoned novels in which characters, episodes, and story lines were continually reshuffled. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p 439-471) and index. |
| LCCN | 2012000603 |
| ISBN | 9780670025107 |
| ISBN | 0670025100 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PS3521.E735 Z733 2012 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |