{"product_id":"the-haunted-life-and-other-writings-paperback","title":"The Haunted Life: And Other Writings - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack Kerouac\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTodd F. Tietchen\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1944 under circumstances that remain rather mysterious an aspiring writer named Jack Kerouac lost a novella-length manuscript title \"The Haunted Life,\" a coming-of-age story set in his hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKerouac set his fictional treatment of Peter Martin against the backdrop of the everyday. Peter is heading into his sophomore year at Boston College, and while home for the summer in Galloway he struggles with the pressing issues of his day--the economic crisis of the previous decade and what appears to be the impending entrance of the United States into the Second World War.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003eThe Haunted Life\u003c\/em\u003e is rounded out by sketches, notes, and reflections Kerouac kept during the novella's composition, as well as a revealing selection of correspondence with his father, Leo Kerouac.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Kerouac\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1922 in Lowell, Massachusetts. The best-known of his many works, \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1957, was an international bestseller. He died in St. Petersburg, Florida, at the age of forty-seven. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTodd F. Tietchen\u003c\/b\u003e is an Assistant Professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, Lowell, where he teaches courses in Beat writing and contemporary American literature. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Cubalogues: Beat Writers in Revolutionary Havana\u003c\/i\u003e, along with numerous articles on American art, literature, and intellectual history.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 06, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52913253908704,"sku":"9780306823657","price":22.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/Xw8x5FX9dx9780306823657.webp?v=1781212131","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-haunted-life-and-other-writings-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}