| Record Number |
756646 |
| ISBN |
9781598534986 (hardback) |
| 159853498X (hardback) |
| Author |
Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969 author. |
| Title |
The unknown Kerouac : rare, unpublished & newly translated writings / Todd Tietchen, editor ; Jean-Christophe Cloutier, translator. |
| Publisher/Date |
New York, N.Y. : The Library of America, [2016] |
| ©2016 |
| Pagination etc. |
xxxiv, 466 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
The Library of America 440 |
| Bibliography, etc. note |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 445-466). |
| Contents note |
On Frank Sinatra -- America in world history -- A couple of facts concerning laws of decadence -- On contemporary jazz,"Bebop" -- Private philologies, riddles, and a ten-day writing log -- The night is my woman [La nuit est ma femme] -- Journal 1951 -- Old Bull in the Bowery [Sur le chemin] -- Tics -- Memory babe -- Doing literary work : an interview with Jack Kerouac -- Beat spotlight -- Appendix: I wish I were you. |
| Summary Note |
Presents a collection of never-before-published and newly translated writings by the legendary author and provides insight into his path to a wholly new style of storytelling. |
| Language note |
Translated from the French. |
| Subject - Name |
Kerouac, Jack, -- 1922-1969 |
| Subject |
Authors, American -- 20th century |
| Added Author |
Tietchen, Todd F. editor. |
| Cloutier, Jean-Christophe translator. |
| Shelf Location |
F KERO |
