Big Sur
(Book)

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Contributors
Saroyan, Aram author of introduction, etc.
Published
New York, New York, U.S.A. : Penguin Books, 1992.
Format
Book
Status
Port Angeles - Fiction (Adult)
KEROUAC Jack
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Published
New York, New York, U.S.A. : Penguin Books, 1992.
Physical Desc
vi, 241 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English

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Coming down from his carefree youth and unwanted fame, Jack Kerouac undertakes a mature confrontation of some of his most troubling emotional issues: a burgeoning problem with alcoholism, addiction, fear, and insecurity. He dutifully records his ever-changing states of consciousness, which culminate in a powerful religious experience. Big Sur was written some time after Jack Kerouac's best-known works, following a visit to northern California and the first feelings of midlife crisis. Kerouac stayed for several weeks in a cabin in Big Sur, California, and with friends in San Francisco. Upon returning home, he wrote this account in a two-week period. Critic Richard Meltzer referred to Big Sur as Kerouac's 'masterpiece, and one of the great, great works of the English language.'