The Subterraneans pre SPORT could his passion set her

could his passion set her free

A Handful of Dust captures the irresponsible mood of the 'crazy and sterile generation' between the wars

as an ideology it aimed at suppressing dissent beneath a veneer of consensus

a vulnerable young woman

'Cairns shows us what ordinary people can do in extraordinary situations

The Subterraneans pre SPORT could his passion set herOne of Kerouac's most enduring and touching works The Subterraneans haunt the bars and clubs of San Francisco, surviving on a diet of booze and benzedrine, Proust and Verlaine. Living amongst them is Leo, an aspiring writer, and Mardou, half Indian, half Negro, beautiful and neurotic. Their bittersweet and ill starred love affair sees Kerouac at his most evocative. Many regard this as being Kerouac's most touching and tender book.