{"product_id":"pic-paperback","title":"PIC - 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)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom one of the\u003cbr\u003emost famous of the Beat writers, Kerouac's final novel of brotherhood and travel, \u003cbr\u003enow reissued in a standalone edition following his centenary celebration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePic--full name Pictorial Review Jackson--is\u003cbr\u003ea ten-year-old Black boy living in rural North Carolina with his grandfather in\u003cbr\u003ethe 1940s. When Pic is forced to move in with his aunt after his grandfather's\u003cbr\u003epassing, his older brother Slim appears to rescue him. Together, they hitch a\u003cbr\u003eride to New York City, where Slim lives with his pregnant girlfriend, but the\u003cbr\u003ecity's poverty shocks young Pic. When Slim loses job after job, the brothers\u003cbr\u003ewill pick up and head west, making their way to California across a country\u003cbr\u003esuffused with hardship, music, love, and danger. Kerouac's last published\u003cbr\u003enovel, \u003ci\u003ePic \u003c\/i\u003eis an endearing portrayal of brotherhood and the classic\u003cbr\u003eAmerican road trip, seen through the adventurous eyes of a child. \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJACK KEROUAC\u003c\/b\u003e was born\u003cbr\u003ein Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1922. He won a scholarship to Columbia University, \u003cbr\u003ewhere he first met Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs. \u003ci\u003eOn\u003cbr\u003ethe Road\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1957, epitomized to the world what became known as\u003cbr\u003ethe \"Beat generation\" and made Kerouac one of the best-known writers of his\u003cbr\u003etime. He died in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1969.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52431692562737,"sku":"9780802160836","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0958\/3486\/5969\/files\/tcnTNEx5fS9780802160836.webp?v=1769482232","url":"https:\/\/www.welibooks.com\/products\/pic-paperback","provider":"Welibooks","version":"1.0","type":"link"}