The haunted life

Jack Kerouac

earliest edition we have, 2014 Da Capo Press, 2015 paperback 208 pages

"In late 1944, under rather mysterious circumstances, aspiring writer Jack Kerouac lost a novella-length manuscript titled The Haunted Life. Set in Galloway, a fictionalized version of Kerouac's hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts, the coming-of-age story of Peter Martin-a character based on the author's recently departed friend Sebastian Sampas-tackles the pressing issues of the day. At home in the working-class town...

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The Haunted Life paperback · 2015 · Da Capo Press · 208 pages · 9780306823657
The Haunted Life paperback · 2015 · Penguin Classics · 196 pages · 9780141394091
The Haunted Life audiobook · 2015 · Brilliance Audio · 9781480583962
Haunted Life edition · 2014 · Penguin Books, Limited · 9780141977836
The haunted life edition · 2014 · Penguin Classics · 192 pages · 9780141394084
The haunted life edition · 2014 · Hachette Books · 193 pages · 9780306823046

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