{"product_id":"jacks-book-barry-gifford-9780143121886","title":"Jack's Book: An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fascinating literary and historical document, the most insightful look at the Beat Generation.\" --Dan Wakefield, author of \u003ci\u003eNew York in the Fifties\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGoing All the Way\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFirst published in 1978, \u003ci\u003eJack's Book\u003c\/i\u003e gives us an intimate look into the life and times of the \"King of the Beats.\" Through the words of the close friends, lovers, artists, and drinking buddies who survived him, writers Barry Gifford and Lawrence Lee recount Jack Kerouac's story, from his childhood in Lowell, Massachusetts, to his tragic end in Florida at the age of forty-seven. Including anecdotes from an eclectic list of well-known figures such as Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, and Gore Vidal, as well as Kerouac's ordinary acquaintances, this groundbreaking oral biography--the first of its kind--presents us with a remarkably insightful portrait of an American legend and the spirit of a generation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barry Gifford, Lawrence Lee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 014312188X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143121886\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/24\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 368\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.81lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.37h x 5.52w x 0.98d","brand":"Barry Gifford","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44829286367487,"sku":"9780143121886","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_19ea6585-c5bc-47fd-987f-cd45c494736a.jpg?v=1708450360","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jacks-book-barry-gifford-9780143121886","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}