Describes the life and career of Jack Kerouac, author of "On the Road" and influential member of the Beat movement, and his exploits while traveling around the nation.
Recounts the travels, people, and experiences that influenced Jack Kerouac's novel "On the Road," drawing on a wide range of resources to explore Kerouac's life and influence on the Beat generation.
Presents ten critical essays published between 1973 and 2001 on Jack Kerouac's "On the Road," and includes a chronology, a bibliography, and an introduction by Harold Bloom.
A critical analysis of Kerouac's fiction from his early traditional novel "The Town and the City, " to his posthumously published "Pic., "Visions of Cody, " and "Old Angel Midnight.".
