{"product_id":"the-town-and-the-city-paperback","title":"The Town and the City - 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\u003cstrong\u003e\"It is the sum of myself, as far as the written word can go.\"-- Kerouac on \u003cem\u003eThe Town and the City\u003c\/em\u003e. Kerouac's debut novel is a great coming of age story which can be read as the essential prelude to his later classics. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKerouac draws on his New England mill-town boyhood to create the world of George and Marguerite Martin and their eight children, each endowed with an energy and a vision of life. \u003cem\u003eThe Town and the City\u003c\/em\u003e is vividly drawn with poetic prose, lacking the stream-of-consciousness style of his later works. Fans of Kerouac as well as Steinbeck, will be enthralled by this dramatic family saga capped by a final scene that poignantly sets up \u003cem\u003eOn the Road.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 8 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 21, 1970\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44299714199654,"sku":"9780156907903","price":27.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/RXhNREFza1BETU1rMHJnUmFsZW9Vdz09.webp?v=1767318934","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-town-and-the-city-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}