num_pages: 767
description: In 1969 Jack Kerouac died a premature death. While his legendary lifestyle and unique creative talent made him a hero in his lifetime, his literary influence has grown steadily since. With Memory Babe (a childhood nickname honoring Kerouac's feats of memory), Gerald Nicosia gives us a complete biography of Jack Kerouac—an honest, discriminating and, above all, compassionate assessment. This edition is enhanced by many rare photographs never before published.
language: English
title: Memory Babe: A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac
titlecomplete: Memory Babe: A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac
genres: Nonfiction, Biography Memoir, Biography, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 847
publisher: University of California Press