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'Jack Kerouac died in 1969 at the age of forty-seven . . . Most of his friends survived him. Our idea was to seek them out and talk with them about Jack's life and their own lives. The final result, we hoped, would be a big, transcontinental conversation, complete with interruptions, contradictions, old grudges and bright memories, all of them providing a reading of the man himself through the people he chose to populate his work.'
In this kaleidoscopic portrait of Jack Kerouac, William Burroughs, Carolyn Cassady, Gregory Corso, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Allen Ginsberg, Gary Snyder, Gore Vidal and many others talk, argue and reminisce about their times with him. But alongside these luminaries of the Beat generation are the voices of those who knew a different side of Kerouac: the working men, the childhood friends, the bar companions, the lovers.
Fascinating, honest and richer than any orthodox biography could be, Jack's Book documents Kerouac's genius in its full, tragic, contradictory glory.
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"To read Jack's Book is to be present at a gathering of Kerouac's friends, colleagues, lovers, even his (mild) enemies - of all the lives of Kerouac I have read, this one has the most life." (James Campbell)
"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." (National Review)
"Jack's Book is first rate - it offers the flavor and depth of good fiction while keeping well within the realm of literal truth." (Saturday Review)
"A fascinating literary and historical document, the most insightful look at the beat generation." (Dan Wakefield The Atlantic Monthly)
"I suggest you read Jack's Book . . . Mr Gifford and Mr Lee seem to have interviewed everyone connected with Kerouac." (Vincent Canby New York Times)
"There have been biographies of Kerouac, but this is an entirely different and much more satisfying work . . . not in 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." (Minneapolis Star)
"My God, it's just like Rashomon - everybody lies and the truth comes out!" (Allen Ginsberg)
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"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." (National Review)
"Jack's Book is first rate - it offers the flavor and depth of good fiction while keeping well within the realm of literal truth." (Saturday Review)
"A fascinating literary and historical document, the most insightful look at the beat generation." (Dan Wakefield The Atlantic Monthly)
"I suggest you read Jack's Book . . . Mr Gifford and Mr Lee seem to have interviewed everyone connected with Kerouac." (Vincent Canby New York Times)
"There have been biographies of Kerouac, but this is an entirely different and much more satisfying work . . . not in 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." (Minneapolis Star)
"My God, it's just like Rashomon - everybody lies and the truth comes out!" (Allen Ginsberg)
The only oral, composite biography of Jack Kerouac, told by the Beat generation who survived him
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- Publication date2012
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