The Voice Is All
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The Voice Is All by Joyce Johnson
A groundbreaking new biography of Jack Kerouac from the author of the award-winning memoir Minor Characters Joyce Johnson brilliantly peels away layers of the Kerouac legend in this compelling new book. Tracking Kerouac's development from his boyhood in Lowell, Massachusetts, through his fateful encounters with Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, Neal Cassady, and John Clellon Holmes to his periods of solitude and the phenomenal breakthroughs of 1951 that resulted in his composition of On the Road followed by Visions of Cody, Johnson shows how his French Canadian background drove him to forge a voice that could contain his dualities and informed his unique outsider's vision of America. This revelatory portrait deepens our understanding of a man whose life and work hold an enduring place in both popular culture and literary history.
Joyce Johnson is an editor, professor, and writer who lived among the famous beat generation as Jack Kerouac's longtime girlfriend.Herbooks of essays include What Lisa Knew: The Truth and Lies of the Steinberg Caseand Door Wide Open: A Beat Love Affair in Letters, 1957-1958 and her novels include In the Night Cafe, Bad Connectionsand Come and Join the Dance.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780670025107 |
| ISBN 10 | 0670025100 |
| Title | The Voice Is All |
| Author | Joyce Johnson |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2012-09-13 |
| Number of pages | 489 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |