{"product_id":"kerouac-9780878333059","title":"Kerouac","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on original archival research and dozens of interviews, Kerouac is a fresh, compelling, and substantive critical reassessment of Kerouac's brief and often chaotic life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTune in, all you desolation angels and dharma bums, and turn on to Paul Maher's jazzy bio of Kerouac * Vanity Fair *\u003cbr\u003eA useful piece in a difficult puzzle.... sheds new light on a writer of considerable interest. -- Eric C. Shoaf * Library Journal *\u003cbr\u003eFit testimony to a tumultuous life. -- Bob Trimble * The Greenville News *\u003cbr\u003eMaher brings Kerouac to life as a fascinating but fallible man and artist who reflected and shaped his times.  Like the many road trips Kerouac traveled, it's a worthy trip. * The Daily News *\u003cbr\u003eMaher takes a riveting look at the forces that shaped Kerouac's developement into the original hipster artist. * Smoke *\u003cbr\u003eMaher succeeds on many levels and nails the advertised 'definitive biography.' -- Gene Sapakoff * Charleston Post and Courier *\u003cbr\u003eMaher has unearthed a plethora of fascinating new information. He is, without question, one of the new  leaders in interpreting the life of this literary legend whose reputation grows daily. -- Douglas Brinkley, Professor of History, Tulane University and editor of \u003ci\u003eWindblown World: The Journals of Jack Kerouac (1947-1954)\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThoroughly researched and worthy biography... Kerouac is an engaging mix of anecdote and archive. -- Ron Butlin * Times Literary Supplement *\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Taylor Trade Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48884913340759,"sku":"9780878333059","price":18.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/kerouac-9780878333059","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}