Mexico City Blues

by Jack Kerouac, Jim Sampas (Produced by)

Overview

The poetry of the father of the Beat Generation is as distinctive as the prose of his perennially popular and highly acclaimed novels. Complete and unabridged, Mexico City Blues is read by Kerouac's close friend, the renowned beat poet Allen Ginsberg. 4 cassettes.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9798212234160
Publisher:	Blackstone Publishing
Publication date:	04/29/2025
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 5.70(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) was an American novelist and poet who influenced generations of writers. He is recognized for his spontaneous prose style and for being a pioneer of the Beat Generation.

Editorial Reviews

It blew my mind. It was the first poetry that spoke to me in my own language.”

American singer–songwriter Bob Dylan

A spontaneous bop prosody and original classic literature.”

Allen Ginsberg

What seems to me to emerge at the end is a voice of remarkable kindness and gentleness, an engaging and modest good humor, and a quite genuine spiritual simplicity.”

Hudson Review

A series of improvisations, notes, a shorthand of perceptions and memories, having in large part the same kind of word-play and rhythmic invention to be found in his prose.”

Poetry magazine