Joyce Johnson on Jack Kerouac: The Voice Is All
Gary Giddins interviews Joyce Johnson, about whose new book he has written: "With The Voice Is All: The Lonely Victory of Jack Kerouac, Johnson has vaulted from memoir to biography, clearing every hurdle with a portrait of young Jack Kerouac that is as beautifully written as and even more enlightening than her classic Minor Characters. She illuminates the period, brings nuance and new information to twice-told tales, and recasts Kerouac from a beat to a writer. This is the way literary biography ought to be done and rarely is: a revelation."
Free, but seating is limited. RSVP: biography@gc.cuny.edu
Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2012
7:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Skylight Room (9100)
The Graduate Center, CUNY
365 Fifth Avenue
New York, NY 10016