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Satori in Paris is a 1966 novella by American novelist and poet Jack Kerouac. [1] [2] It is a short, autobiographical tale of Kerouac's trip to Paris, then Brittany, to research his genealogy. Kerouac relates his trip in a tumbledown fashion as a lonesome traveler.
- Jack Kerouac
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Although he was born and raised in Massachusetts, Jack Kerouac's family was French-Canadian, a fact of which he was proud. Published in 1967, when Kerouac was at the height of his fame, this book tells the story of a ten-day visit to Paris and Brittany in search of his ancestors.
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Dec 1, 2007 · 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.
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In 'Satori in Paris' Jack Kerouac, a footloose American of French-Canadian parentage, voyages to France to seek the origins of his surname! But it is also, perhaps more than any of his other novels, a book about Kerouac's lifelong love affair with Eastern mysticism.
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Jan 29, 2022 · Satori in Paris. by. Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969. Publication date. 1973. Topics. Beats (Persons) -- Fiction, Beats (Persons), Travel, France -- Description and travel, France. Publisher. London : Quartet Books.
Oct 17, 2023 · 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.
- Jack Kerouac
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Satori in Paris. by. Jack Kerouac. Publication date. 1967-01-01. Publisher. Andre Deutsch. Collection. internetarchivebooks; inlibrary; printdisabled.
