
Visions of Gerard
by Jack Kerouac
Title:
Visions of Gerard
Author:
Jack Kerouac
Series (if any):
Penguin Modern Classics
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
112 pages
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-13:
9780241389010
EAN:
9780241389010
Publication Date:
20/08/2020
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
210
Dimensions (mm):
128 x 195 x 10
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
''The piteousness of his little soft shroud of hair falling down his brow and swept aside by the hand over blue serious eyes''Described by Kerouac as ''my most serious sad and true book'', Visions of Gerard forms the first volume of his memoir cycle the ''Duluoz Legend''. Based on Jack Kerouac''s memories of the beloved older brother who died when he was a boy, it is unique among his novels for its dreamlike evocation of the sensations of childhood - its wisdom, anguish, intensity, innocence, joy and pain. It is a haunting exploration of the precariousness of existence.''Called a "pain-tale" by Kerouac, it''s the story of an almost divine, Buddha-like child wracked with sickness and suffering'' Guardian






























