A never-before-published book of poems by Jack Kerouac in a deluxe package In 1952 and 1953 as he wandered around America, Jack Kerouac jotted down spontaneous prose poems, or sketches as he called them, on small notebooks that he kept in his shirt pockets. The poems recount his travels New York, No
Book of sketches, 1952-53
โ Scribed by Jack Kerouac
- Publisher
- Penguin USA, Inc.
- Year
- 2011;2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 160 KB
- Category
- Fiction
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
โฆ Synopsis
Published now for the first time, and with an introduction by George Condo, Book of Sketches offers an intimate glimpse of Kerouac at a key period of his literary career."--Jacket.
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