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Satori in Paris (Flamingo Modern Classics) (Paperback)

by Jack Kerouac (Author)
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  • Paperback: 112 pages
  • Publisher: Flamingo; Re-issue edition (12 Sep 1991)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0586091181
  • ISBN-13: 978-0586091180
  • Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 13 x 0.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 24,118 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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    #7 in  Books > Fiction > 20th Century Classics > Kerouac, Jack
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Although he was born and raised in Massachusetts, Jack Kerouac's family was French-Canadian, a fact of which he was proud. Published in 1967, when Kerouac was at the height of his fame, this book tells the story of a ten-day visit to Paris and Brittany in search of his ancestors. On this hectic odyssey, fascinated by everything and everyone he met, from a faded French beauty in a Montparnasse gangster bar to one of his strange, foppish Breton namesakes, Kerouac experienced a feeling of transcendence, a "Satori", which was to the Beat generation the culmination of all experience.

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5.0 out of 5 stars I am just in love with Kerouac, 31 Jan 2003
It's as simple as that! He can do no wrong in my eyes and so I think that perhaps I am somewhat biased in my views of his great pieces of genius and mind - okay, so you see? It depends on what genre you are in to. It is all about your style of writing. Are you okay with stream of consciousness, rambles about nothing and something and everything, are you okay with reading about someone else loves where there isn't really a beginning, middle and end, but you do on the other hand get to meet the most interesting, charming, intelligent people along the way! The thing is, people that you think you could actually be friends with. If you are shaking your head, and you want an AS Byatt (who don't get me wrong, I do adore) then perhaps Kerouac, any Kerouac, is not for you - but if you are like me and just want to be a part of his journesy, no matter where - then oh man, what a man!
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4.0 out of 5 stars We'll always have Paris, 14 Sep 2006
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Years after dipping into "On the Road" and not being that impressed, I decided to give Kerouac another go. After reading "Satori in Paris", I experienced my own Satori. Kerouac's free flowing prose and his adventures in Paris and Brittany are engaging and easy to get into. He's attempting to trace his French roots and in doing so, meets various colourful characters, via a beverage or two.

Satori means enlightenment or awakening and Kerouac discovers this feeling on his French mini-odyssey. A good introduction to the man and his work.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Satori in Paris, 9 May 2009
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This is the story of Jack Kerouac going to France (Paris and Brittany) to trace his roots. It is written in a languid style and you can almost hear the author narrating it. It is an easy read and was my first Jack Kerouac novel and it is very enjoyable. A good read on the train or in bed, in fact anywhere.
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