Visions of Gerard
by Jack Kerouac
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- Paperback
- Condition
- New
- ISBN 10
- 0241389011
- ISBN 13
- 9780241389010
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Paperback / softback. New. '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
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Visions of Gerard is a 1963 novel by American Beat writer Jack Kerouac. Unique among Kerouac's novels, Visions of Gerard focuses on the scenes and sensations of childhood as evidenced in the tragically short yet happy life of his older brother, Gerard. Kerouac paints a picture of the boy as a saint, who loves all creatures and teaches this doctrine to four-year-old Jack.
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- Title
- Visions of Gerard
- Author
- Jack Kerouac
- Format/Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Book Condition
- New New
- Quantity Available
- 3
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0241389011
- ISBN 13
- 9780241389010
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