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Memory Babe Gerald Nicosia

Memory Babe By Gerald Nicosia

Memory Babe by Gerald Nicosia


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The lifestyle and creative talent of Jack Kerouac made him a hero before his premature death in 1969. This critical biography provides an assessment of Kerouac's literary and cultural contributions.

Memory Babe Summary

Memory Babe: A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac by Gerald Nicosia

In 1969 Jack Kerouac died a premature death. While his legendary lifestyle and unique creative talent made him a hero in his lifetime, his literary influence has grown steadily since. With Memory Babe (a childhood nickname honoring Kerouac's feats of memory), Gerald Nicosia gives us a complete biography of Jack Kerouac an honest, discriminating and, above all, compassionate assessment. This edition is enhanced by many rare photographs never before published.

About Gerald Nicosia

Gerald Nicosia is a poet, fiction writer, playwright, and historian. While still a work-in-progress, Memory Babe earned him the Distinguished Young Writer Award from the National Society of Arts and Letters. He is currently at work on Home to War: A History of the Vietnam Veterans' Movement.

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GOR002146929
9780520085695
0520085698
Memory Babe: A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac by Gerald Nicosia
Used - Very Good
Paperback
University of California Press
19940223
767
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