Picture 1 of 1
Stock photo
Picture 1 of 1
Stock photo
Big Sur by Jack Kerouac (1992, Trade Paperback)
baystatebooks (27373)
99% positive feedback
Price:
US $6.59
ApproximatelyAU $10.25
+ $14.05 postage
Returns:
30-day returns. Buyer pays for return postage. If you use an eBay postage label, it will be deducted from your refund amount.
Condition:
You are purchasing a Good copy of 'Big Sur'. Condition Notes: The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear.
- Buy It NowBig Sur
Oops! Looks like we're having trouble connecting to our server.
Refresh your browser window to try again.
About this product
Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
ISBN-100140168125
ISBN-139780140168129
eBay Product ID (ePID)51993
Product Key Features
Book TitleBig Sur
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicClassics, Small Town & Rural, Literary
Publication Year1992
GenreFiction
AuthorJack Kerouac
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.5 in
Item Weight6 Oz
Item Length7.7 in
Item Width5.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN92-251691
Dewey Edition21
Reviews"In many ways, particularly in the lyrical immediacy that is his distinctive glory, this is Kerouac's best book . . . certainly, he has never displayed more 'gentle sweetness.'" --San Francisco Chronicle "Kerouac's grittiest novel to date and the one which will be read with most respect by those skeptical of all the Beat business in the first place." --The New York Times Book Review " Big Sur is so devastatingly honest and painful and yet so beautifully written....He was sharing his pain and suffering with the reader in the same way Dostoyevsky did, with the idea of salvation through suffering." --David Amram, "In many ways, particularly in the lyrical immediacy that is his distinctive glory, this is Kerouac's best book . . . certainly, he has never displayed more 'gentle sweetness.'" --San Francisco Chronicle "Kerouac's grittiest novel to date and the one which will be read with most respect by those skeptical of all the Beat business in the first place." --The New York Times Book Review " Big Sur is so devastatingly honest and painful and yet so beautifully written....He was sharing his pain and suffering with the reader in the same way Dostoyevsky did, with the idea of salvation through suffering." --David Amram
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Dewey Decimal813.5/4
Grade ToUP
SynopsisA poignant masterpiece of wrenching personal expression from the author of On the Road and The Dharma Bums In this 1962 novel, Kerouac's alter ego Jack Duluoz, overwhelmed by success and excess, gravitates back and forth between wild binges in San Francisco and an isolated cabin on the California coast where he attempts to renew his spirit and clear his head of madness and alcohol. Only nature seems to restore him to a sense of balance. In the words of Allen Ginsberg, Big Sur "reveals consciousness in all its syntactic elaboration, detailing the luminous emptiness of his own paranoiac confusion."
LC Classification NumberPS3521.E735B5 1992
All listings for this product
![Big Sur by Kerouac, Jack [Paperback]](https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/L3UAAOSwfjRlzxmG/s-l225.jpg)
Ratings and reviews
Most relevant reviews
- 12 May, 2024
Book was not what I would describe as "very good". It was "good" at best!
Book was not what I would describe as "very good". It was "good" at best!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 25 Jul, 2023
Great features
Great book!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 18 May, 2016
Love this book!
If you like On The Road or anything Jack writes, this is for you!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 04 Dec, 2019
Jack Kerouac
Very KerouacVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
