The Subterraneans

Name: The Subterraneans
Brand: Penguin Books Ltd
SKU: 9780141184890
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By Jack Kerouac

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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The Subterraneans by Jack Kerouac is a vivid exploration of the Beat Generation's lifestyle, delving into the emotionally charged and tumultuous relationship between the narrator, loosely based on Kerouac, and a woman he meets in San Francisco. The novella captures the essence of their passionate encounters, coloured by the vibrant cultural and artistic milieu of the time. Filled with stream-of-consciousness prose, it offers an intimate glimpse into the complexities of romance within a Bohemian backdrop.
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You might enjoy this book if you're captivated by the Beat Generation and intrigued by the free-flowing, prose-poetry style that delves into themes of love, identity, and the complexity of human relationships. Its exploration of bohemian lifestyle and a candid portrayal of 1950s San Francisco offer a compelling glimpse into a unique cultural moment.

The Subterraneans

The Subterraneans haunt the bars and clubs of San Francisco, surviving on a diet of booze and benzedrine, Proust and Verlaine. Living amongst them is Leo, an aspiring writer, and Mardou, half-Indian, half-Negro, beautiful and neurotic. Their bitter-sweet and ill-starred love affair sees Kerouac at his most evocative.

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One of Kerouac's most enduring and touching works.

The Subterraneans haunt the bars and clubs of San Francisco, surviving on a diet of booze and benzedrine, Proust and Verlaine. Living amongst them is Leo, an aspiring writer, and Mardou, half-Indian, half-Negro, beautiful and neurotic. Their bittersweet and ill-starred love affair sees Kerouac at his most evocative. Many regard this as being Kerouac's most touching and tender book.

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141184890

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 March 2001

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Contributors:

Introduction by Ann Douglas

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 6.0mm

Width: 130.0mm

Height: 197.0mm

Weight: 92g

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 wrote a number of highly influential and popular novels - most famously the international bestseller On the Road - and is remembered as one of the key figures of the legendary Beat generation. As much as anything, he came to represent a philosophy, a way of life. Jack Kerouac died in 1969.