Self-Portrait: Collected Writings

A collection of previously unpublished writing culled from the Kerouac archive

Jack Kerouac's archive is vast. Throughout his life he was constantly writing, and he meticulously saved and catalogued his material. The result is that beyond the work published in his lifetime there has been a rich stream of posthumous writing that is far from tapped, adding depth to his lifework-the Duluoz Legend-and our understanding of Kerouac the man. Far from being the adrenalized thrill-seeker that he depi...