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Picador Press, 1977, softcover, illustrated, index, 402 pages, condition: very good.
Kerouac: A Biography by Ann Charters is a comprehensive look at the life and literary legacy of Jack Kerouac, the central figure of the Beat Generation. Charters explores Kerouac's life, his writing process, and the often lonely reality behind his rebellious public image. First published in 1973, Kerouac: A Biography was the first major biography of the author, written by Ann Charters, a highly regarded Kerouac and Beat Generation scholar. Charters had met Kerouac in 1956 and worked with him on his bibliography, giving her a unique perspective and access to information that other biographers lacked. Focus on the "Legend of Duluoz": The book examines Kerouac's dozen autobiographical novels, which he collectively called the "legend of Duluoz," telling the story of his life through his fiction.
Charters investigates the story behind the stories, exploring the reality of Kerouac's famed "spontaneous prose" writing method and the extensive revisions that often took place.
