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Adult/High School These entries cover Kerouac's mid-20s, when he was completing his first novel, "The Town and the City", and beginning what were to become "Dr. Sax" and "On the Road". Much of the book is devoted to issues of writing -character, plot, style -and a daily obsession with word count that any writer will appreciate. Discussions of favorite authors like Cé line, Twain, and Dostoyevsky highlight some influences, and Kerouac shows his early iconoclastic tendencies through an almos...Log In or Sign Up to Read More