The Town and the City

Jack Kerouac, Douglas Brinkley

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English

Penguin
06 September 2007

Fiction & Literature; Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945); Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

The spectacular debut novel by one of the century's great cult novelists, and author of the best-selling ON THE ROAD.

'It is the sum of myself, as far as the written word can go' Kerouac on THE TOWN AND THE CITY Kerouac's debut novel is a great coming of age story which can be read as the essential prelude to his later classics. Inspired by grief over his father's death and gripped by determination to write the Great American Novel, he draws largely on his own New England childhood.

By: Jack Kerouac
Introduction by: Douglas Brinkley
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 22mm
Weight: 346g
ISBN: 9780141182230
ISBN 10: 0141182237
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
Pages: 512
Publication Date: 06 September 2007
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

The author of a number of a hugely influential and popular novels - including ON THE ROAD and DHARMA BUMS - Jack Kerouac is remembered as one of the key figures of the legendary Beat generation.

Reviews for The Town and the City

New York lures five sons and three daughters of the Martin family from Galloway, Masachusetts in search of their fortunes and new identities. (Kirkus UK)