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Orpheus Emerged (Paperback)

by Jack Kerouac (Author)
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  • Paperback: 176 pages
  • Publisher: ibooks Inc; New edition edition (17 Nov 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0743475143
  • ISBN-13: 978-0743475143
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 15.5 x 1.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,075,820 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Rebellion, self-destructive behavior, alcoholism--all the Kerouac hallmarks are in evidence..."

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'There will never be a moment like this one,' says poet and fellow beatnik Robert Creeley in his introduction to this literary event: the first full-length work to be published since Kerouac's death in 1969. Recently discovered by his estate, ORPHEUS EMERGED chronicles the passions, conflicts and dreams of a group of bohemians searching for truth while studying at a university. Kerouac wrote the story shortly after meeting Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, Lucien Carr and others in and around Columbia University who would form the core of the Beats. ORPHEUS EMERGED is a unique portrait of an artist as a young man and shows a writer in the process of finding the voice that would eventually express the spirit of a generation.

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2.0 out of 5 stars Little to recommend it, 14 April 2009
By N. Marsden - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Orpheus Emerged (Paperback)
Sometimes manuscripts are best left unpublished and this is clearly a point in case. There is little of merit here. Kerouac has always had a tendency to be unsympathetic when it comes to his treatment of women. Also, he is not a particularly sophisticated thinker. His use of mythology is rather moot and, like so much of his work, suggests a writer desperate to be taken seriously.
None of the characters in this work are likeable or even interesting. It is rather self-indulgent and artificial. I would not recommend it unless you are interested in the rest of the Beat movement and are keen to see how some of its main players developed their style and themes.
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