Big Sur
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Publication
1992 - Penguin Books, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
60,250 words, Guess
Page Count
241 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1358229M
- ISBN-100140168125
- OCLC Control Number26089403
- OCLC Control Numberbigsur00kero
- Library of Congress Control Number92251691
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- Goodreads50140
- LibraryThing40623
Classifications
- DDC813/.54
- LCCPS3521.E735 B5 1992
Description
*Big Sur* is a novel written by *Jack Kerouac*, that was published in 1962. The books perspective is told from Kerouac's alter ego *Jack Dulouz*. The novel describes Kerouac's frustration that he has with his fame of being a writer, and how he goes to his friends cabin on Big Sur to get away from the madness of every day existence. The novel also describes Kerouac's mental state of being, and his struggles with alcohol. *Big Sur* is a book for any man, women, and possibly animal who has an unhealthy obsession with the beat generation.
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