Doctor Sax
Doctor Sax by Jack Kerouac, published by Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated on August 15, 2023, is a semi-autobiographical novel that explores the complexities of adolescence in early twentieth-century Massachusetts. This edition spans 256 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows Jack Duluoz, a French-Canadian boy navigating the challenges of growing up in Lowell, Massachusetts, where he encounters the spectral figure of Dr. Sax, a haunting presence in his dreams and memories.
Readers will find a rich tapestry of experiences as Kerouac intertwines elements of memory and fantasy, vividly portraying the textures of his boyhood. The novel delves into themes of coming of age and the interplay between dreams and nightmares, capturing the essence of a young boy’s journey through a world filled with ghosts and demons. With its blend of literary and noir elements, Doctor Sax offers a unique glimpse into the author’s formative years, inviting readers to engage with the complexities of youth and imagination.
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From the most famous of the Beat writers, the semi-autobiographical novel of growing up between dreams and nightmares in early twentieth century Massachusetts, now reissued following Kerouac’s centenary celebration
A haunting novel of deeply felt adolescence, Dr. Sax is the story of Jack Duluoz, a French-Canadian boy growing up in Kerouac’s own birthplace, the dingy factory town of Lowell, Massachusetts. There, Dr. Sax, with his flowing cape, slouched hat, and insinuating leer, is chief among the many ghosts and demons that populate Jack’s fantasy world. Deftly mingling memory and dream, Kerouac captures the accents and textures of his boyhood in Lowell in this novel of a cryptic, apocalyptic hipster phantom that he once described as “the greatest book I ever wrote, or that I will write.”
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