Includes bibliographical references (p. [185]-196) and index.
Contents
Chronology -- Biography and background -- Kerouac's technique -- The town and the city (1950) -- On the road (1957) -- Visions of Cody (1972) -- Doctor Sax : Faust part three (1959) -- Maggie Cassidy (1959) and The subterraneans (1958) -- Tristessa (1960), Visions of Gerard, (1963) and Buddhism -- Desolation angels (1965) and the Dharma bums (1958) -- Big sur (1962) -- Later work -- Appendix -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.