{"product_id":"9780241389010","title":"Visions of Gerard","description":"Author: Kerouac, Jack\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780241389010\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 02 Jul 2020\u003cbr\u003ePages: 112 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA devastating semi-autobiographical novel and the first volume of Kerouac's memoir cycle\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGerard Duluoz was born in 1917, 'a sickly little kid with a rheumatic heart'. Based on Jack Kerouac's memories of the beloved older brother who died when he was a boy, \u003ci\u003eVisions of Gerard\u003c\/i\u003e is unique among his novels for its dreamlike evocation of the sensations of childhood - wisdom, anguish, intensity, innocence, joy and pain. Described by Kerouac as 'my most serious sad and true book', it forms the first volume of his memoir cycle The Duluoz Legend, and is a haunting exploration of the precariousness of life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Called a \\\"pain-tale\\\" by Kerouac, it's the story of an almost divine, Buddha-like child racked with sickness and suffering' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48181161132190,"sku":"UBD-9780241389010","price":24.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780241389010.jpg?v=1787399419","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780241389010","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}