{"product_id":"the-town-and-the-city-9780156907903","title":"The Town and the City","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\"It is the sum of myself, as far as the written word can go.\"-- Kerouac on \u003cem\u003eThe Town and the City\u003c\/em\u003e. Kerouac's debut novel is a great coming of age story which can be read as the essential prelude to his later classics. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eKerouac draws on his New England mill-town boyhood to create the world of George and Marguerite Martin and their eight children, each endowed with an energy and a vision of life. \u003cem\u003eThe Town and the City\u003c\/em\u003e is vividly drawn with poetic prose, lacking the stream-of-consciousness style of his later works. Fans of Kerouac as well as Steinbeck, will be enthralled by this dramatic family saga capped by a final scene that poignantly sets up \u003cem\u003eOn the Road.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKerouac, Jack:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) was born in Lowell, Massachusetts to French-Canadian parents. The author of \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDharma Bums\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDesolation Angels\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBig Sur\u003c\/i\u003e, among other books, he is widely regarded as the preeminent writer of the Beat generation.","brand":"Mariner Books Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50652099674386,"sku":"9780156907903","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_eac2c6a0-4825-48b4-9d69-4f776a310cd9.jpg?v=1733317524","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-town-and-the-city-9780156907903","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}