{"product_id":"visions-of-gerard-jack-kerouac-9780241389010","title":"Visions of Gerard","description":"\u003cp\u003eA devastating semi-autobiographical novel and the first volume of Kerouac's memoir cycle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eGerard Duluoz was born in 1917, 'a sickly little kid with a rheumatic heart'. Based on Jack Kerouac's memories of the beloved older brother who died when he was a boy, Visions of Gerard is unique among his novels for its dreamlike evocation of the sensations of childhood - wisdom, anguish, intensity, innocence, joy and pain. Described by Kerouac as 'my most serious sad and true book', it forms the first volume of his memoir cycle The Duluoz Legend, and is a haunting exploration of the precariousness of life. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Called a \"pain-tale\" by Kerouac, it's the story of an almost divine, Buddha-like child racked with sickness and suffering' Guardian\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jack Kerouac","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43176866808051,"sku":"9780241389010","price":22.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/products\/9780241389010.jpg?v=1662090332","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/visions-of-gerard-jack-kerouac-9780241389010","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}