A true reflection of California ethos, Jack Kerouac’s Big Sur, captures the disillusionment at the end of the beat movement in northern California. Continuing in the tradition of his successful, semi-autobiographical novel, On the Road, Big Sur continues the story of aging beatnik Jack Duluoz, and his existential battle with depression, nihilism, and alcoholism along the scenic shores of Big Sur California/5(). Big Sur, Unmistakably Autobiographical, Big Sur, Jack Kerouac's Ninth Novel, Was Written As The "king Of The Beats" Was Ap-, Proaching Middle-age And Re flects His Struggle To Come To Terms With His Own Myth. The Magnificent And Moving Story. Of jack duluoz, a man blessed by great talent and cursed with an urge towards self-destruction, big sur is at once ker. Big Sur by Jack Kerouac. Eric D. Lehman. Big Sur is often ignored by critics and Kerouac fans alike. We all want the freedom of On the Road, the craziness of The Dharma Bums — the celebration of the Beat lifestyle. We want young Jack living his American Dream of the road. But Big Sur shows what happens to Kerouac as fame and age taint that dream.
Big Sur is a novel by Jack Kerouac, written in the fall of over a ten-day period, with Kerouac typewriting onto a teletype roll. It recounts the events surrounding Kerouac's (here known by the name of his fictional alter-ego Jack Duluoz) three brief sojourns to a cabin in Bixby Canyon, Big Sur, California, owned by Kerouac's friend and Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti. Big Sur, Paperback by Kerouac, Jack, ISBN , ISBN , Brand New, Free shipping in the US Retiring to a seaside cabin near San Francisco, Jack Duluoz looks for tranquility, but finds only horror and despair. See details. - Big Sur, Paperback by Kerouac, Jack, Brand New, Free shipping in the US. See all 13 brand new listings. Kerouac wrote Big Sur as an allegory of his experiences with his fellow Beat Generation authors. The events of the story are not autobiographical, but the characters are based off of himself and his friends. Jack Duluoz is essentially Kerouac incarnate in his own writing. With these parallels in mind, the novel takes on an additional depth.
Big Sur - Kindle edition by Kerouac, Jack. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Big Sur. Big Sur (), a novel by American author Jack Kerouac, follows the attempt of a successful novelist, Jack Duluoz, to sober up during a short vacation at the Big Sur home of his friend, bookstore-owner, and Beat poet Lorenzo Monsanto. The novel is heavily autobiographical: Duluoz is Kerouac’s alter ego, who struggled with chronic alcoholism, as well as the personal fall-out from his successful and controversial novel, On the Road (). Big Sur is a novel by Jack Kerouac, written in the fall of over a ten-day period, with Kerouac typewriting onto a teletype roll. It recounts the events surrounding Kerouac's (here known by the name of his fictional alter-ego Jack Duluoz) three brief sojourns to a cabin in Bixby Canyon, Big Sur, California, owned by Kerouac's friend and Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
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