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Desolation Angels
Desolation Angels | Jack Kerouac
Desolation Angels is the wild and soulful story of the legendary road trip that Jack Kerouac took before the publication of On the Road, told through the persona of Jack Duluoz and accompanied by his thinly-disguised Beat cohorts Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso and William Burroughs. As they hitch, hop freight trains, walk and talk their way across the world, from California to Mexico, London to Paris and on to opium-ridden Tangiers, Kerouac chronicles their poetry, partying, mountain vigils and spiritual contemplation with unsurpassable energy and humanity. 'One of the most true, comic and grizzly journeys in American literature.' Time 'Nerve-jangling, sentimental, sincere and funny.' Sunday Times
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Leftcoastzen
Desolation Angels | Jack Kerouac
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#AcrossApril #spinepoem2
Desolation angels, moving through here
drowning with others,
on the beach

Eggs Wow 😮 excellent imagery 👏🏻👏🏻 I think we should publish a collection of these Spine poems💕 5y
Buechersuechtling 🥰 It took me about 10 seconds to realise what you are telling me and that the actual message is in the picture, and that you are only repeating it in your post. But after I understood the “ploy” I really feel the need to tell you that I so much love this. 👏🏼 Brilliant‼️ 5y
Leftcoastzen @Eggs Thanks, l love spine poems. 5y
Leftcoastzen @Buechersuechtling thanks! Spine poetry is fun! 5y
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Leftcoastzen
Desolation Angels | Jack Kerouac
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#MarchMadness The #SadEnding I‘m referring to is about Jack himself rather than the books.Was it Catholic guilt,alcoholism, writers block ? He died in 1969 .While Burroughs & Ginsberg rolled with times & remained creative, Jack denied that the Beats lead to the Hippies , struggled with creativity & Falstaff beer.There is a Firing Line on youtube with Ed Sanders ,Jack , & William F.Buckley .It‘s weird, sad but Jack has a moment of something.👇

Eggs He looks wasted 5y
Eggs @Leftcoastzen I was curious so I watched a clip of The Steve Allen Show from 1959. Kerouac read from « On the Road » while Allen subtly played jazz piano in the background. Amazing ? 5y
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Leftcoastzen @Eggs I love that clip! I really appreciate seeing these clips that date before we could see everything all the time , you know what I mean😉Though there isn‘t a room big enough for Steve Allen‘s ego!😂 5y
Suet624 I could only watch a few minutes of the clip you posted. Buckley and Jack seemed so pompous. (edited) 5y
Leftcoastzen @Suet624 Buckley was always pompous, but Jack was drunk. 5y
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teafetish
Desolation Angels | Jack Kerouac
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Anybody down for some Kerouac?

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TheNeverendingTBR
Desolation Angels | Jack Kerouac
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😍

MStew Love u baby 💘💋 6y
jmofo This is one of my top two favorite Kerouac books. It makes me want to go to Mexico! Enjoy! 6y
teainthelibrary This is my favorite Kerouac! sooo different than anything else - definitely needs to be read out in nature! 6y
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arlenefinnigan
Desolation Angels | Jack Kerouac
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Someone I knew at uni had a band called Desolation Angels. I've never read the book in case the book's as shit as the band.
#angelic #SeasonsReadings2017 @RealLifeReading

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Andrea313
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totalgeoffness
Desolation Angels | Jack Kerouac
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Pickpick

Desolation Angels has an odd place in Kerouac's real life timeline. It's his last big hurrah before his descent into full fledged alcoholism, straddling the line between starry-eyed free spirit Jack, and cynical, broken Jack. This lends it a melancholic quality that replaces the frenzied energy of his earlier work. In a way, its a farewell. A farewell that sees Jack at his most "beat", in every sense of the word. 8/10 stars.

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dudewhereismytardis
Desolation Angels | Jack Kerouac
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Mail days are the best days ~ 💕
#JackKerouac

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