bohemianism

Photographs and text help chronicle the life of writer Jack Kerouac.

Chronicles the life of author Jack Kerouac and discusses his experiences growing up during the Depression, his relationship with Allen Ginsberg, and his struggle to overcome alcoholism.

A fortieth-anniversary edition of the novel that defined the beat generation of the 1950s, in which Sal Paradise tells about his travels throughout the North American continent in search of belief and meaning.

An autobiographical work of fiction in which Beat Generation author Jack Kerouac discusses how he overcame his alcohol addiction.

When people on earth are bathed in a blue light from the stars, they are instantly transformed into smarter, healthier, and more loving beings, but soon conflict develops between those who have seen the light and those who haven't, and Chance seems to be the only one who can keep the peace.

An epic poem consisting of 242 choruses, written in spontaneous composition style by self-proclaimed jazz poet Jack Kerouac.

A collection of American poetry by and about the beat generation, written by such poets as Gregory Corso, Jack Kerouac, Diane di Prima, and Allen Ginsberg.

Profiles approximately sixty American Beat Generation writers from the period following the Second World War, presenting primary and secondary bibliographies and illustrated biographical essays that chronicle each writer' career in detail; also includes a chronology and several essays on the period.