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Atop an Underwood
Early Stories and Other WritingsBy Jack Kerouac, Paul MarionNarrated by Andrew Eiden, Bronson PinchotLength8h 41m
About this audiobook
Before Jack Kerouac expressed the spirit of a generation in his 1957 classic On the Road, he spent years figuring out how he wanted to live and, above all, learning how to write.
Atop an Underwood brings together more than sixty previously unpublished works that Kerouac wrote before he was twenty-two, ranging from stories and poems to plays and parts of novels, including an excerpt from his 1943 merchant marine novel, The Sea Is My Brother. These writings reveal what Kerouac was thinking, doing, and dreaming during his formative years and reflect his primary literary influences. Listeners will also find in these works the source of Kerouac’s spontaneous prose style.
Uncovering a fascinating missing link in Kerouac’s development as a writer, Atop an Underwood is essential listening for Kerouac fans, scholars, and critics.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★ 3.9 (6.5K)
Includes Goodreads, LibraryThing, Amazon, StoryGraph
GenreLiterary Classics, Humor, General Fiction
Length8 hrs 41 mins
Narrated byAndrew Eiden, Bronson Pinchot
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateJul 2, 2024
LanguageEnglish
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