Kerouac, Jack
Mexico City Blues (Penguin Modern Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780241388945
- author:
- Kerouac, Jack
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2019
- Pages:
- 256
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Poetry, American, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Mexico City Blues is Jack Kerouac's most significant and emblematic poem, consisting of 242 loosely linked 'choruses' that explore life, death, spirituality, jazz improvisation, memory, fantasies and dreams. Infused with the rhythm of the blues, this surreal epic takes the reader on a journey through the human experience.
Written in a spontaneous and free-flowing style, Mexico City Blues is a unique blend of poetry and music that defies traditional forms. Its original classic literature has been praised for its tempestuous sweeps and whorls, evoking the rich music of Gerard Manley Hopkins or Dylan Thomas.
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