Jack Kerouac

La storia della scoperta della filosofia Zen da parte del "padre" della Beat Generation, un incontro destinato a influenzare la natura ribelle e anticonformista di Kerouac e la sua scrittura.

Il a seize ans, il n?est qu?enthousiasme et joie de vivre. Il aime le football, les copains et? Maggie. Elle a dix-sept ans, de grands yeux de biche et elle l?aime aussi, son Jack. Enfin, elle l?aime bien. Mais elle est en train de découvrir avec... Lire la suite

In Jack Kerouac's teenage years his friends gave him a nickname that was prescient and stuck with him throughout his life—Memory Babe. Kerouac was able to conjure up scenes from his childhood and adolescence that astounded his friends with their... Lire la suite

Extraits du recueil Le Vagabond solitaire, deux textes autobiographiques de l'auteur de Sur la route, un des témoins mythiques de la Beat Generation.
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Fnac.com vous offre l'anthologie du slam pour 2 volumes de la collection Poésie d'abord achetés.
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Description of Big Sur Jack Kerouac shot to literary fame in 1957 with the publication of his iconic book of the Beat Generation, On the Road. Kerouac was termed "King of the Beats," a mantle he was entirely uncomfortable with. Along with Kerouac,... Lire la suite

A compact collection of more than 500 poems from Jack Kerouac that reveal a lesser known but important side of his literary legacy “Above all, a haiku must be very simple and free of all poetic trickery and make a little picture and yet be as airy... Lire la suite