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Visions of Gerard

By Jack Kerouac
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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Visions of Gerard by Jack Kerouac is a poignant exploration of childhood seen through the eyes of the author’s alter ego, Ti Jean, as he reflects on his older brother Gerard's short life in their small Massachusetts town. This introspective narrative captures the innocence, spirituality, and profound impact Gerard had on those around him, offering a touching meditation on family love, loss, and the search for meaning.
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This book may appeal to you if you're drawn to lyrical and poignant storytelling that explores themes of childhood, spirituality, and familial love. Jack Kerouac offers an intimate, reflective narrative centred around family and captures the essence of an innocent yet meaningful view of the world through his experiences.

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Visions of Gerard

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A devastating semi-autobiographical novel and the first volume of Kerouac's memoir cycle.

Gerard Duluoz was born in 1917, 'a sickly little kid with a rheumatic heart'. Based on Jack Kerouac's memories of the beloved older brother who died when he was a boy, Visions of Gerard is unique among his novels for its dreamlike evocation of the sensations of childhood – wisdom, anguish, intensity, innocence, joy, and pain.

Described by Kerouac as 'my most serious sad and true book', it forms the first volume of his memoir cycle The Duluoz Legend, and is a haunting exploration of the precariousness of life.

'Called a "pain-tale" by Kerouac, it's the story of an almost divine, Buddha-like child racked with sickness and suffering' Guardian

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Visions of Gerard is often described by Jack Kerouac as his most serious and heartfelt work, capturing a poignant and melancholic homage to his brother. Readers appreciate its emotional depth and sincerity, offering an intimate glimpse into Kerouac's personal life.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241389010

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 20 August 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 89g

Pages: 112

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Fiction General Fiction Jack Kerouac Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Modern Classics

About the Author

Jack Kerouac was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1922. Educated by Jesuit brothers in Lowell, he decided to become a writer at the age of seventeen and developed his own writing style, which he called 'spontaneous prose'. He used this technique to record the life of the American 'traveler' and the experiences of the Beat Generation, most memorably in On the Road and also in The Subterraneans and The Dharma Bums. His other works include Big Sur, Desolation Angels, Lonesome Traveler, Tristessa and a book of poetry called Mexico City Blues. Jack Kerouac died in 1969.

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