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Jack Kerouac

    12 de marzo de 1922 – 21 de octubre de 1969

    La escritura de Jack Kerouac capturó el espíritu de la Generación Beat, logrando un éxito comercial con una publicación emblemática en 1957 que definió un movimiento literario. Su estilo distintivo y sus exploraciones temáticas resonaron profundamente, convirtiendo su obra en una piedra angular de la literatura estadounidense. La voz distintiva de Kerouac sigue influyendo tanto en lectores como en escritores.

    Jack Kerouac
    Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg
    The Americans
    La filosofía de la generación Beat y otros escritos
    En el camino
    La vanidad de los Duluoz
    En la carretera
    • El Sal Paradise de todas las ediciones conocidas de esta novela mítica es aquí, al fin, Kerouac. Y también Cassady, Ginsberg y Burroughs aparecen con sus verdaderos nombres. Con la publicación del rollo original, la gesta viajera y existencial de En la carretera se vuelve autobiográfica de pleno derecho y a plena luz del día, sin censura alguna. Y el relato adquiere toda su potencia narrativa. El lector tiene en sus manos una suerte de manifiesto de la beat generation. Seguimos a Kerouac y a toda la cáfila que desfila por estas páginas en toda su desnudez y penuria. Precursores del movimiento hippy y la contracultura de finales de los años sesenta, los personajes de esta novela pululan sin rumbo por Norteamérica. La sed vital insatisfecha, la búsqueda de horizontes de sentido, de dicha y de conocimiento y los atisbos místicos se estrellan contra una realidad inhóspita y desesperanzada. Un vívido compendio de los grandes temas, y al tiempo una apasionante aventura humana y una metáfora de la existencia. «El rollo original de On the Road es una de las más veneradas y enigmáticas reliquias de la literatura moderna... Un texto fascinante» (James Campbell, The Times Literary Supplement).

      En la carretera
    • La vanidad de los Duluoz

      • 336 páginas
      • 12 horas de lectura

      En sus últimos años, Jack Kerouac consideraba que todas sus obras eran parte de una «enorme comedia» que él titulaba «La leyenda de los Duluoz». Y Jack Duluoz era él mismo, el protagonista de todas sus novelas. La vanidad de los Duluoz, escrita en 1967, es el fascinante relato de los años formativos del escritor. Duluoz, un jovencito que juega espléndidamente al fútbol americano, consigue una beca, pero su educación coincide con la Segunda Guerra Mundial, por lo que tendrá una iniciación a la vida adulta mucho más caótica de lo que hubiera podido imaginar. Se alistará en la marina, recorrerá el mundo, y volverá por fin a una Nueva York donde le esperan Burroughs, Cassady y Ginsberg, y donde comenzarán la literatura, los viajes, la música, las drogas, la extática aventura de vivir y de escribir... «Los primeros textos de Ginsberg, algunos poemas de Corso, son realmente notables, pero Kerouac era el mejor de todo el grupo... Y su espíritu ha sobrevivido. Cuarenta años después de su publicación, sus libros son leídos cada año por miles de jóvenes» (Barry Gifford).

      La vanidad de los Duluoz
    • En el camino

      • 364 páginas
      • 13 horas de lectura
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      Con el paso del tiempo, en el camino, un libro que fue la biblia y el manifiesto de la generación beat, se ha convertido en una novela de culto y en un clásico de la literatura norteamericana. Con un inconfundible estilo bop, en esta novela se narran los

      En el camino
    • From the Publisher: In 1958, the first edition of Robert Frank's The Americans was published in Paris. Les Americains contained Frank's 83 photographs in the same sequence as all subsequent editions, with the image on the right hand page, but juxtaposed with historical texts about American society and politics, gathered by Alain Bosquet. The following year, in the first American edition, the French texts were removed and an introduction by Jack Kerouac was added. Over the subsequent 50 years, The Americans has been republished in many editions, in numerous languages, with a variety of cover designs and even in a range of sizes. It is the most famous photography book ever published, and it changed the face of the medium forever. Robert Frank discussed with his publisher, Gerhard Steidl, the idea of producing a new edition using modern scanning and the finest tritone printing. The starting point was to bring original prints from New York to Gottingen, Germany, where Steidl is based. In July 2007, Frank visited Gottingen. A new format for the book was worked out and new typography selected. A new cover was designed and Frank chose the book cloth, foil for embossing and the endpaper. Most significantly, as he has done for every edition of The Americans, Frank changed the cropping of many of the photographs, usually including more information. Two images were changed completely from the original 1958 and 1959 editions

      The Americans
    • "[An] essential Beat masterpiece." --The Village Voice. Perhaps one of the last great dual correspondences of the twentieth century, Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg: The Letters reveals not only the process of creation of the two most celebrated members of the Beat Generation, but also the unfolding of a remarkable friendship of immense pathos and spiritual depth. Through this exhilarating exchange of letters, two-thirds of which have never been published before, Kerouac and Ginsberg emerge first and foremost as writers of artistic passion, innovation, and genius. Vivid and enthralling, the letters, which date from their first meeting in 1944 to Kerouac's untimely death in 1969, chronicle the endless struggle, anguish, and sacrifice involved in giving form to their literary visions.

      Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg
    • Kerouac: Selected Letters

      Volume 2: 1957-1969

      • 608 páginas
      • 22 horas de lectura

      Through candid correspondence with notable figures like Allen Ginsberg and William Burroughs, this collection of letters chronicles Jack Kerouac's life from 1957 until his death in 1969. The letters illuminate his evolution as a writer, capturing his travels, love affairs, and complex family dynamics. They also reflect his resilience against criticism and his relentless pursuit of literary excellence. This volume provides a profound glimpse into the thoughts and experiences of a pivotal figure in American literature.

      Kerouac: Selected Letters
    • Maggie Cassidy (Original Manuscript)

      • 284 páginas
      • 10 horas de lectura

      Set in 1950s Lowell, Massachusetts, this novel offers a poignant reflection on Jack Kerouac's high school years. It initially faced controversy due to its candid language, leading to its censorship and subsequent revisions. The original manuscript, containing Kerouac’s unfiltered expressions, was long suppressed until Devault-Graves uncovered it. This edition restores the text to its complete, uncensored form, allowing readers to experience the authentic voice Kerouac intended, capturing the essence of youth and rebellion in a changing literary landscape.

      Maggie Cassidy (Original Manuscript)
    • The life and craft of Jack Kerouac are traced through some of his most personal and mesmerizing letters. Written between 1940, when he was a freshman in college, and 1956, immediately before his leap into celebrity with the publication of On the Road, these letters offer valuable insights into Kerouac's family life, friendships with Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs, and others.

      Kerouac: Selected Letters: Volume 1: 1940-1956
    • Visions of Gerard

      • 112 páginas
      • 4 horas de lectura

      'The piteousness of his little soft shroud of hair falling down his brow and swept aside by the hand over blue serious eyes' Described by Kerouac as 'my most serious sad and true book', Visions of Gerard forms the first volume of his memoir cycle the 'Duluoz Legend'. Based on Jack Kerouac's memories of the beloved older brother who died when he was a boy, it is unique among his novels for its dreamlike evocation of the sensations of childhood - its wisdom, anguish, intensity, innocence, joy and pain. It is a haunting exploration of the precariousness of existence. 'Called a "pain-tale" by Kerouac, it's the story of an almost divine, Buddha-like child wracked with sickness and suffering' Guardian

      Visions of Gerard