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Lonesome Traveler

By Jack Kerouac
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
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Lonesome Traveler by Jack Kerouac is a vivid portrayal of the author's own adventures across North America and beyond. This book is a collection of episodic narratives where Kerouac moves through bustling cities, desolate landscapes, and cultural diversities, capturing the essence of being on the road. It's an exploration of a restless spirit searching for meaning and connection within a rapidly changing world.
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If you find yourself drawn to the vibrant, free-spirited explorations of the Beat Generation, this book will captivate you with its vivid, personal tales of travel, adventure, and philosophical musings. Fans of introspective narratives blended with the picturesque landscapes and authentic experiences of 1950s America will find this journey deeply engaging.

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Lonesome Traveler

The author roams the US, Mexico, Morocco, Paris and London, Kerouac records, in prose of pure poetry, life on the road. In this book, he reveals both the endless diversity of human life and his own high-spirited philosophy of self-fulfilment.

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Another addition to Penguin Modern Classics' key Kerouac holdings, alongside On the Road, The Town and the City & The Subterraneans.

As he roams the US, Mexico, Morocco, Paris and London, Kerouac records life on the road in prose of pure poetry. Standing on the engine of a train as it rushes past fields of prickly cactus; witnessing his first bullfight in Mexico while high on opium; meditating on a sunlit roof in Tangiers or falling in love with Montmartre - Kerouac reveals both the endless diversity of human life and his own particular philosophy of self-fulfillment.

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Lonesome Traveler by Jack Kerouac is celebrated for its vivid portrayal of the Beat Generation's spirit. Critics appreciate its raw and improvisational style, highlighting Kerouac's ability to capture the essence of travel and existential exploration. While some find the narrative lacking traditional structure, the book is praised for its honest depiction of a restless search for meaning in a rapidly changing world.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141184906

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 03 August 2000

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 123g

Pages: 160

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Fiction General Fiction Jack Kerouac Literary Fiction Penguin Books Penguin Classics Series: Penguin Modern Classics Travel & Adventure

About the Author

Jack Kerouac was born in Lowell, Massachusetts. His most famous novels are On the Road, The Subterraneans and The Dharma Bums. His first more orthodox published novel was The Town and the City. Jack Kerouac, who described himself as a 'strange solitary crazy Catholic mystic,' was working on his longest novel, a surrealistic study of the last ten years of his life when he died in 1969, aged forty-seven. Other works by Jack Kerouac include Big Sur, Desolation Angels, Lonesome Traveler, Visions of Gerard, Tristessa, and a book of poetry called Mexico City Blues. On the Road- The Original Scroll, the full uncensored transcription of the original manuscript of On the Road, is published by Penguin Modern Classics.

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