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Inscrivez-vous à LibraryThing pour découvrir si vous aimerez ce livre Actuellement, il n'y a pas de discussions au sujet de ce livre. This book is Good. If you have ever ridden a bus or a train, slept in a hostel or even couch surfed, this reading will speak to you. The title speaks for itself. In my opinion, the smartest title to come from any of the writers of the beat generation. I enjoyed the random idiosyncratic overtures Kerouac had to offer in this less proclaimed book of his; Continuity based of course: with a non linear sense of reality, within the depths of the mindscape; and elaborated quite nice I must admit. If you are looking for something less personally exploitive than 'On the Road', this book is definitely the Jack Kerouac you are looking for. While I usually review books in some detail, Satori in Paris, by Jack Kerouac is a slim travelogue written later in the illustrious author’s career. So because of its brevity I will present a review in verse: Poor old Jack, Looking for the myth of Family Kerouac. To compliment his own myth, The vagabond of On The Road In finds little of the adventures That made the legend, Instead he is a vagabond poet In a city of vagabond poets. Drunk and Catholic The charmer of jazz clubs, And Beatnik Buddhism is nowhere in this relation of confused enlightenment Old alchholics tend to find, And Jack yearns for Neil, The reader yearns for Jack, But we do learn the myth, Of the family Kerouac http://pissandvinegar.vox.com/library/post/satori-in-paris-by-jack-kerouac.html I quite enjoyed "On the Road," with the emphasis falling on 'quite.' I managed about a page (and thus one sentence) of "Big Sur" before giving it up as a lost cause. "Satori in Paris" just about falls between the two - stodgy, typically-Kerouac prose that is hard to digest, but at least little enough to make the book finishable. Here, Kerouac travels through northern France in search of his origins, and therefore a satori, or spiritual awakening. aucune critique | ajouter une critique
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From the renowned Beat writer, Kerouac's colorful and meandering searchfor his family history, now reissued following his centenary celebration Satori in Paris is the semi-autobiographical tale of Jack Kerouac's trip to France in search of his heritage. Beginning in Paris and moving west to Brittany, Kerouac traces the paths of his ancestors and explores his own understanding of the Buddhism that came to define his beliefs. From his familiar milieu of strangers and all-night conversations in seedy bars, to a pivotal cab ride in which he experiences Buddhism's satori--a feeling of sudden understanding--Kerouac's affecting and revolutionary writing transports the reader. Published at the height of his fame and showcasing his mature talent, Satori in Paris is a lyrical, rollicking tale of philosophy, identity, and the power and strangeness of travel. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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Google Books — Chargement... GenresClassification décimale de Melvil (CDD)914.4360483History and Geography Geography and Travel Geography of and travel in Europe France and Monaco Champagne; Ile de France; Lorraine Île-de-FranceClassification de la Bibliothèque du CongrèsÉvaluationMoyenne:
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On the Road. In Paris.
Not much satori at all. ( )