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Road novels 1957-1960 : On the road. The dharma bums. The subterraneans. Tristessa. Lonesome traveller. From the journals 1949-1954

by Jack Kérouac, Douglas Brinkley

This volume collects five autobiographical road novels, including On the Road and The Dharma Bums, alongside journal selections. These works explore restless travels, bohemian relationships, and spiritual quests across mid-century America and Mexico.

Accession 33667 ISBN 9781598530124 Publisher Library of America (Firm)
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