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At the End of the Road : Jack Kerouac in Mexico by Jorge García-Robles (2014, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUniversity of Minnesota Press
ISBN-100816680647
ISBN-139780816680641
eBay Product ID (ePID)201617470
Product Key Features
Number of Pages120 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameAt the End of the Road : Jack Kerouac in Mexico
Publication Year2014
SubjectAmerican / General, Literary
TypeTextbook
AuthorJorge García-Robles
Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Biography & Autobiography
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight23.5 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
LCCN2014-019927
Dewey Edition23
Reviews"With such a wealth of literature concerning Kerouac already in existence, García-Robles doesn't concentrate on revisiting the facts. Instead, he uses quotes from Kerouac's fiction to trace his subject's inner life and place Mexico within the larger context of the famed novelist's artistic evolution."-- Publishers Weekly "A major addition to the current reevaluation of the Beat Generation."-- American Book Review
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal813/.54 B
Table Of ContentContents Preface to the U.S. Edition Chapter 1 Under the Sign of Pisces Belly of the Beast A Supra-Literary Trinity The American Friend Chapter 2 Magical Mystical Tour Chapter 3 This Land Is Our Land A Brief, Disheartening Trip Chapter 4 The Sorrow of Jack Kerouac Chapter 5 Adios Tristessa Traveling Partners Chapter 6 Rapture in Mexico After the Landslide Chapter 7 The Grain That Could Not Be the Miller End of the Road The Final Hitch The Disguise of Innocence Note on Sources
Synopsis"We had finally found the magic land at the end of the road and we never dreamed the extent of the magic." Mexico, an escape route, inspiration, and ecstatic terminus of the celebrated novel On the Road , was crucial to Jack Kerouac's creative development. In this dramatic and highly compelling account, Jorge Garc a-Robles, leading authority on the Beats in Mexico, re-creates both the actual events and the literary imaginings of Kerouac in what became the writer's revelatory terrain. Providing Kerouac an immediate spiritual freshness that contrasted with the staid society of the United States, Mexico was perhaps the single most important country in his life. Sourcing material from the Beat author's vast output and revealing correspondence, Garc a-Robles vividly describes the milieu and people that influenced him while sojourning there and the circumstances between his myriad arrivals and departures. From the writer's initial euphoria upon encountering Mexico and its fascinating tableau of humanity to his tortured relationship with a Mexican prostitute who inspired his novella Tristessa , this volume chronicles Kerouac's often illusory view of the country while realistically detailing the incidents and individuals that found their way into his poetry and prose. In juxtaposing Kerouac's idyllic image of Mexico with his actual experiences of being extorted, assaulted, and harassed, Garc a-Robles offers the essential Mexican perspective. Finding there the spiritual nourishment he was starved for in the United States, Kerouac held fast to his idealized notion of the country, even as the stories he recounts were as much literary as real., "We had finally found the magic land at the end of the road and we never dreamed the extent of the magic." Mexico, an escape route, inspiration, and ecstatic terminus of the celebrated novel On the Road , was crucial to Jack Kerouac's creative development. In this dramatic and highly compelling account, Jorge Garcia-Robles, leading authority on the Beats in Mexico, re-creates both the actual events and the literary imaginings of Kerouac in what became the writer's revelatory terrain. Providing Kerouac an immediate spiritual freshness that contrasted with the staid society of the United States, Mexico was perhaps the single most important country in his life. Sourcing material from the Beat author's vast output and revealing correspondence, Garcia-Robles vividly describes the milieu and people that influenced him while sojourning there and the circumstances between his myriad arrivals and departures. From the writer's initial euphoria upon encountering Mexico and its fascinating tableau of humanity to his tortured relationship with a Mexican prostitute who inspired his novella "Tristessa," this volume chronicles Kerouac's often illusory view of the country while realistically detailing the incidents and individuals that found their way into his poetry and prose.In juxtaposing Kerouac's idyllic image of Mexico with his actual experiences of being extorted, assaulted, and harassed, Garcia-Robles offers the essential Mexican perspective. Finding there the spiritual nourishment he was starved for in the United States, Kerouac held fast to his idealized notion of the country, even as the stories he recounts were as much literary as real., "We had finally found the magic land at the end of the road and we never dreamed the extent of the magic." Mexico, an escape route, inspiration, and ecstatic terminus of the celebrated novel On the Road, was crucial to Jack Kerouac's creative development. In this dramatic and highly compelling account, Jorge García-Robles, leading authority on the Beats in Mexico, re-creates both the actual events and the literary imaginings of Kerouac in what became the writer's revelatory terrain. Providing Kerouac an immediate spiritual freshness that contrasted with the staid society of the United States, Mexico was perhaps the single most important country in his life. Sourcing material from the Beat author's vast output and revealing correspondence, García-Robles vividly describes the milieu and people that influenced him while sojourning there and the circumstances between his myriad arrivals and departures. From the writer's initial euphoria upon encountering Mexico and its fascinating tableau of humanity to his tortured relationship with a Mexican prostitute who inspired his novella Tristessa, this volume chronicles Kerouac's often illusory view of the country while realistically detailing the incidents and individuals that found their way into his poetry and prose. In juxtaposing Kerouac's idyllic image of Mexico with his actual experiences of being extorted, assaulted, and harassed, García-Robles offers the essential Mexican perspective. Finding there the spiritual nourishment he was starved for in the United States, Kerouac held fast to his idealized notion of the country, even as the stories he recounts were as much literary as real.
LC Classification NumberPS3521.E735Z632913
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