Big Sur
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Big Sur is a 1962 novel by Jack Kerouac. It recounts the time when Kerouac (here known by the name of his fictional alter-ego Jack Duluoz), at the height of his fame, stayed for a period of time--a few days, actually-- at a cabin in Big Sur, owned by Kerouac's friend and Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti, struggling to get over what might be a nervous breakdown, alcoholism or both. For a while the writer lives a happy, contemplative life of simple pleasures, until his craving for company drives...
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