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Door Wide Open
A Beat Love Affair in Letters, 1957-1958
by Jack Kerouac; Joyce Johnson
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Jack Kerouac and Joyce Glassman met on a blind date in 1957, when he was 35 and almost famous, and she was a 21-year-old aspiring novelist. For two years they had a tumultuous relationship that included the letters collected here--a passionate record of a crucial time in the lives of two writers.
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9780670890408,
Hardcover,
Penguin Group USA,
2000
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9780141001876,
Paperback,
Penguin Group USA,
2001
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Publisher Notes
A collection of poignant love letters between Jack Kerouac and Joyce Glassman reveals a tender, loving side to a writer famous for his rough exterior and moody ways. Reprint.
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"A depressing but fascinating account of one of the sadder figures of modern American letters."
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