Dark, mystical coming-of-age Beat journey.
If Kerouac's rhythmic prose and raw spontaneity resonate with you, "Doctor Sax" is a chapter from his life you wouldn't want to miss. The book takes you back to a time of innocence infused with dark, supernatural undertones. It's a unique blend of reality and fantasy that captures the transition from childhood to adulthood. With Kerouac's distinctive stream-of-consciousness style, you'll be swept away into the shadows and myths of his hometown, Lowell, Massachusetts. This less-celebrated work might just become a personal favorite for its dreamy, almost cinematic quality.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
ISBN: 9780586091562
Authors:
Jack Kerouac
Date of Publication: 1995-01-01
Format: Paperback
Related Collections:
Literary Fiction
Goodreads rating: 3.4
(rated by 3495 readers)
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In this haunting novel of intensely felt adolescence, Jack Kerouac tells the story of Jack Duluoz, a French-Canadian boy growing up, as Kerouac himself did, in the dingy factory town of Lowell, Massachusetts. Dr. Sax, with his flowing cape, slouch hat, and insinuating leer, is chief among the many ghosts and demons that populate Jack's fantasy world. Deftly mingling memory and dream, Kerouac captures the accents and texture of his boyhood in Lowell as he relates Jack's adventures with this cryptic, apocalyptic hipster phantom. "Kerouac dreams of America in the authentic rolling rhythms of a Whitman or a Thomas Wolfe, drunk with eagerness for life." - John K. Hutchens; "Kerouac's peculiar genius infects every page." - The New York Times.
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Dark, mystical coming-of-age Beat journey.
If Kerouac's rhythmic prose and raw spontaneity resonate with you, "Doctor Sax" is a chapter from his life you wouldn't want to miss. The book takes you back to a time of innocence infused with dark, supernatural undertones. It's a unique blend of reality and fantasy that captures the transition from childhood to adulthood. With Kerouac's distinctive stream-of-consciousness style, you'll be swept away into the shadows and myths of his hometown, Lowell, Massachusetts. This less-celebrated work might just become a personal favorite for its dreamy, almost cinematic quality.
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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