Atop an Underwood

<b>An indispensable (<i>Chicago Tribune</i>) collection of more than sixty previously unpublished works from Jack Kerouac ranging from stories and poems to plays and excerpts of novels</b><br><b> </b><br><b>Fascinating . . . provides a poignant picture of a life brimming with promise.--<i>The Boston Globe</i></b> <p/>Before Jack Kerouac expressed the spirit of a generation in his classic <i>On the Road</i> he spent years figuring out how he wanted to live and above all learning how to write. <i>Atop an Underwood </i>brings together works that Kerouac wrote before he was twenty-two years old including an excerpt from <i>The Sea Is My Brother.</i> These writings reveal what Kerouac was thinking doing and dreaming during his formative years and reflect his primary literary influences including the source of his spontaneous prose style. <p/>Uncovering a fascinating missing link in Kerouac's development as a writer <i>Atop an Underwood </i>is essential reading for Kerouac fans scholars and critics alike.