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These diary passages illuminate a pivotal era in Jack Kerouac’s life, charting the creation of his first novel and his friendship with Allen Ginsberg and Neal Cassady. The entries also offer his perspective on events he later depicted in "On the Road."
First publish date: 2004
Genre: Memoir/Personal Memoir
Authors: Jack Kerouac
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