{"product_id":"subterraneans-paperback","title":"Subterraneans - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack Kerouac\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the most famous of the Beat writers and the author of \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dharma Bums\u003c\/i\u003e, Kerouac's intoxicating love story of two young bohemians, now reissued in the centenary year of his birth\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten over the course of three days and three nights, \u003ci\u003eThe Subterraneans \u003c\/i\u003ewas generated out of the same kind of ecstatic flash of inspiration that produced another one of Kerouac's early classics, \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e. Centering around the tempestuous romance and breakup of Leo Percepied and Mardou Fox--two denizens of the 1950s San Francisco underground--\u003ci\u003eThe Subterraneans \u003c\/i\u003eis a tale of dark alleys and smoky rooms, of artists, visionaries, and adventurers existing outside mainstream America's field of vision. Loosely based on Kerouac's own life, and peopled with analogues of real-life friends, including William S. Burroughs, Gregory Corso, Allen Ginsberg, and Neal Cassady, \u003ci\u003eThe Subterraneans\u003c\/i\u003e is a vivid and breathless masterwork of Beat literature.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJACK KEROUAC \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in Lowell, Massachusetts in 1922. He won a scholarship to Columbia University, where he first met Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs. \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1957, epitomized to the world what became known as the \"Beat generation\" and made Kerouac one of the most best-known writers of his time. Publication of many other books followed, among them \u003ci\u003eThe Dharma Bums\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Subterraneans\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBig Sur\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1969.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.1 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 15, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44323467690086,"sku":"9780802160287","price":24.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/QUVGcnZwVU1xS2RlZEZxOGNvSk5SQT09.webp?v=1768143043","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/subterraneans-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}