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'It is the sum of myself, as far as the written word can go' - Kerouac on "The Town and the City". Kerouac's debut novel is a great coming of age story which can be read as the essential prelude to his later classics. Inspired by grief over his father's death and gripped by determination to write the Great American Novel, he draws largely on his own New England childhood.
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The author of a number of a hugely influential and popular novels - including ON THE ROAD and DHARMA BUMS - Jack Kerouac is remembered as one of the key figures of the legendary Beat generation.
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- PublisherQuartet Books
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0704320231
- ISBN 13 9780704320239
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages499
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Town and the City
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Quartet Books
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ISBN 10: 0704320231
ISBN 13: 9780704320239
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