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Atop an Underwood : Early Stories and Other Writings

Item

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Title

Atop an Underwood : Early Stories and Other Writings

Creator

Kerouac, Jack

Description

Selections from Jack Kerouac's (1922-1969) earliest imaginative and other writings composed between 1936 and 1943, with introduction and commentary from poet and editor, Paul Marion. Includes notes, poetry, creative and journalistic prose, and an excerpt from Kerouac's early novel, "The Sea Is My Brother." Written during Kerouac's youth in Lowell, Massachusetts, during his time at Columbia University, later as a merchant marine, and elsewhere. Presented in three chronological sections: Pine Forests and Pure Thought, 1936-1940; An Original Kicker, 1941; To Portray Life Accurately, 1942-1943.

Publisher

Viking Penguin

Date

1999

Contributor

Marion, Paul (editor)

Language

en

Type

Book

Identifier

Coverage

1936-1943
Lowell, Massachusetts
New England
New York, New York

ISBN

9780670888221

Number of Pages

249

Number

1

Place of Publication

New York, New York