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Visions of Gerard
Visions of Gerard
Author: Jack Kerouac
"His life.... ended when he was nine and the nuns of St. Louis de France Parochial School were at his bedside to take down his dying words because they'd heard his astonishing revelations of heaven delivered in catechism on no more encouragement than it was his turn to speak..." — Unique among Jack Kerouac's novels, Visions o...  more » focuses on the scenes and sensations of childhood - the wisdom, anguish, intensity, innocence, evil, insight, suffering, delight, and shock - as they were revealed in the short tragic-happy life of his saintly brother, Gerard. Set in Kerouac's hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts, it is an unsettling beautiful, and sad exploration of the meaning and precariousness of existence.
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ISBN-13: 9780140144529
ISBN-10: 0140144528
Publication Date: 6/1/1991
Pages: 144
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  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
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3.2 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Book Type: Paperback
Members Wishing: 2
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mariablank avatar reviewed Visions of Gerard on + 4 more book reviews
This is my favorite book by Jack Kerouac. I have read it several times. It is his least cynical and most hopeful book. His account of Gerard's life (not his adult view of his parents and there reaction to Gerard's tragic death) and death is pure, sweet and true. There is real sadness in the story. It seems that Jack spent his whole life trying to come to terms with something that was perfectly clear to him as a child.
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From the back cover:
"Unique among Jack Kerouac's novels, Visions of Gerard focuses on the scenes and sensations of childhood - the wisdom, anguish, intensity, innocence, evil, insight, suffering, delight, and shock - as they were revealed in the short tragic-happy life of his saintly brother, Gerard. Set in Kerouac's hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts, it is an unsettling, beautiful, and sad exploration of the meaning and precariousness of existence."


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