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Big Sur (Annotated)

This annotated edition of 'Big Sur' includes extensive commentary and analysis, providing readers with a deeper understanding of the novel's themes, characters, and historical significance. The annotations offer insights into Kerouac's personal experiences and the literary influences that shaped his work, offering a rich exploration of the author's creative process and the era in which he lived. more

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Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac

Jack Kerouac, born on March 12, 1922, in Lowell, Massachusetts, was an influential American novelist. Known for his autobiographical novels and beat literature, his most famous work is 'On the Road'. Kerouac's writings had a profound impact on American culture in the 1960s. more

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“I kept as still as I could. Nothing happened. I did not expect anything to happen. I was something that lay under the sun and felt it, like the pumpkins, and I did not want to be anything more. I was entirely happy. Perhaps we feel like that when we die and become a part of something entire, whether it is sun and air, or goodness and knowledge. At any rate, that is happiness; to be dissolved into something complete and great. When it comes to one, it comes as naturally as sleep.”