{"product_id":"mexico-city-blues-9780802130600","title":"Mexico City Blues","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eOne of the renowned Beat writer’s most formally inventive books, \u003ci\u003eMexico City Blues\u003c\/i\u003e is Jack Kerouac’s essential work of lyric verse, now reissued following his centenary celebration\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten between 1954 and 1957, and published originally by Grove Press in 1959, \u003ci\u003eMexico City Blues\u003c\/i\u003e is Kerouac’s most important verse work. It incorporates all the elements of his theory of spontaneous composition and his interest in Buddhism. Memories, fantasies, dreams, and surrealistic free association are lyrically combined in the loose format inspired by jazz and the blues. Written while Kerouac was living in Mexico City, and with references to William S. Burroughs, Gregory Corso, and Bill Garver, this exciting book in Kerouac’s oeuvre is an original and moving epic of sound, rhythm, and religion.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Jack Kerouac","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42955762303094,"sku":"9780802130600","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0671\/1374\/6550\/files\/CoreSourceHub_08456109-9c6c-4e50-a1ef-9948b493e5bf.jpg?v=1767708179","url":"https:\/\/ingramacademic.com\/products\/mexico-city-blues-9780802130600","provider":"Ingram Academic \u0026 Professional","version":"1.0","type":"link"}