Satori in Paris by Jack Kerouac

Satori in Paris by Jack Kerouac

A satori, in Kerouac's own words, is the Japanese word for 'sudden illumination, ' 'sudden awakening, ' or simply 'kick in the eye.'

This is a story of philosophy, identity, and the powerful grip of travel, written by an iconic American author at the height of his fame, after spending ten days in France searching for his French heritage.

Was the satori handed to him by a taxi driver, a waiter, a monsieur with a dazzlingly beautiful secretary, or while feeling fearful in the foggy streets at 3 a.m.? Or was it when hearing a requiem by Mozart in an old church, seeing trees in the Tuileries Garden, or while walking on a bridge over the River Seine?

The author experienced all that and more, often spending time in seedy bars and caught up in all-night conversations, as revealed in this work that shows the range and versatility of Kerouac's mature talent.

To Jean-Louis Lebris de K rouac, my search for this name in France results in, according to his own words, the tale that's told for no other reason but companionship, which is another (and my favorite) definition of literature.

A remarkable ear for the cadences of a phrase or sentence, a sense of how to register in words the sheer, sweet flow of things * Guardian *

Jack Kerouac was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1922. Educated by Jesuit brothers in Lowell, he decided to become a writer at age seventeen and developed his own writing style, which he called 'spontaneous prose'. He used this technique to record the life of the American 'traveler' and the experiences of the Beat Generation, most memorably in On the Road and also in The Subterraneans and The Dharma Bums. His other works include Big Sur, Desolation Angels, Lonesome Traveler, Visions of Gerard, Tristessa, and a book of poetry called Mexico City Blues. Jack Kerouac died in 1969.

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ISBN 13	9780141198231
ISBN 10	0141198230
Title	Satori in Paris
Author	Jack Kerouac
Series	Penguin Modern Classics
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Penguin Books Ltd
Year published	2012-03-01
Number of pages	112
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