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| Satori in Paris (Flamingo Modern Classics) | 
enlarge | Author: Jack Kerouac Publisher: Flamingo Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating: 2 reviews Sales Rank: 196657
Media: Paperback Edition: Re-issue Pages: 112 Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1 Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.3
ISBN: 0586091181 Dewey Decimal Number: 910 EAN: 9780586091180 ASIN: 0586091181
Publication Date: September 12, 1991 Availability: Usually dispatched within 1-2 business days Condition: Brand New. Shipped from UK Mainland. Delivery is usually 2 - 3 working days from order by Royal Mail, International Delivery is by Airmail.
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We'll always have Paris September 14, 2006 2 out of 3 found this review helpful
Years after dipping into "On the Road" and not being that impressed, I decided to give Kerouac another go. After reading "Satori in Paris", I experienced my own Satori. Kerouac's free flowing prose and his adventures in Paris and Brittany are engaging and easy to get into. He's attempting to trace his French roots and in doing so, meets various colourful characters, via a beverage or two.
Satori means enlightenment or awakening and Kerouac discovers this feeling on his French mini-odyssey. A good introduction to the man and his work.
I am just in love with Kerouac January 31, 2003 13 out of 16 found this review helpful
It's as simple as that! He can do no wrong in my eyes and so I think that perhaps I am somewhat biased in my views of his great pieces of genius and mind - okay, so you see? It depends on what genre you are in to. It is all about your style of writing. Are you okay with stream of consciousness, rambles about nothing and something and everything, are you okay with reading about someone else loves where there isn't really a beginning, middle and end, but you do on the other hand get to meet the most interesting, charming, intelligent people along the way! The thing is, people that you think you could actually be friends with. If you are shaking your head, and you want an AS Byatt (who don't get me wrong, I do adore) then perhaps Kerouac, any Kerouac, is not for you - but if you are like me and just want to be a part of his journesy, no matter where - then oh man, what a man!
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