Vanity of Duluoz
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| Author | Jack Kerouac |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | AutobiographicalNovel |
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| Released | 1968 |
| Media Type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | Appros. 272 pages |
| ISBN | ISBN 0-14-023639-2 |
| Preceded by | Satori in Paris (1966) |
| Followed by | Pic (1971) |
Vanity of Duluoz (full title Vanity of Duluoz: An Adventurous Education, 1935-46) is a 1968 autobiographical novel by Jack Kerouac (ISBN 0-14-023639-2). The book describes the adventures of Kerouac's alter ego, Jack Duluoz, covering the period of his life between 1935 and 1946. The book includes reminiscences of the author's highschool experiences in Lowell, Massachusetts, his education at Columbia University, and his subsequent naval service during World War II. It culminates with the beginnings of the beat movement.
| Books by Jack Kerouac |
| Atop an Underwood: Early Stories and Other Writings • Visions of Gerard • Doctor Sax • The Town and the City • Maggie Cassidy • Vanity of Duluoz • On the Road • Visions of Cody • The Subterraneans • Tristessa • The Dharma Bums • Lonesome Traveler • Desolation Angels • Big Sur • Satori in Paris • Pic • Old Angel Midnight • Book of Dreams • Good Blonde & Others • Orpheus Emerged • Book of Sketches • And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks (unpublished) |
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