Subterranean Kerouac : The Hidden Life of Jack Kerouac

by Amburn, Ellis

• ISBN13: 9780312206772
• ISBN10: 0312206771
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1999-11-29
• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin

Summary

Drawing upon original interviews and his own relationship with Kerouac, Ellis Amburn reveals an inner man who has not appeared in any previous biography-a man torn by his conflicting desires and beliefs. Subterranean Kerouac has been singled out as one of the most significant biographies to appear in years, and it shows how Kerouac struggled throughout his life with poverty, alcoholism, and his doubts about his own lifestyle of substance abuse, indolence, and promiscuity.

Author Biography

Ellis Amburn, Kerouac's last editor, has written several previous biographies. He lives in Key West, Florida.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. 1
Climax Runner
The Agonized Cock of the Matter	p. 5
Mad About the Boy	p. 43
Macho Manslaughter	p. 69
"The Road is Better Than the Inn"
Muscles, Meat, and Metaphysics	p. 111
Sucking Asses to Get Published	p. 136
Orgasm, Buddhism, and the Art of Writing	p. 189
Success, Love, Marriage, Madness
Starvation Ridge	p. 251
Touchdown	p. 274
Crack-Up	p. 315
A Personal Reminiscence	p. 332
Epilogue	p. 379
Acknowledgments	p. 383
Notes	p. 389
Bibliography	p. 419
Index	p. 425
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