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KEROUAC, JEAN-LOUIS LEBRIS DE ("JACK") (1922-1969)
细节
ORIGINAL TYPESCRIPT SCROLL FOR THE MONUMENTAL FIRST DRAFT OF ON THE ROAD, THE DEFINITIVE BEAT GENERATION NOVEL
KEROUAC, JEAN-LOUIS LEBRIS DE ("JACK") (1922-1969)
New York City, 2-22 April 1951
A continuous scroll of semi-translucent paper, approx. 119 feet long 8 inches long by 9 inches wide, created by Kerouac by pasting and taping together separate strips in order to feed the paper without interruption through the typewriter platen, the text single-spaced and entirely without paragraphs. With occasional cross-outs (by repeated “x”s), and scattered but fairly numerous penciled deletions and word changes, in some cases substituting fictional names for the real names of himself and his companions. With occasional interlinear and marginal notes in pencil by Kerouac. Kerouac has written his name and address in pencil on the back of the scroll at the beginning: “John Kerouac, 94-21 134th Street, Richmond Hill, NY” (Kerouac and his mother’s address from late 1952).
· A 20th-century masterpiece, the most iconic artifact of the Beat Generation and one of the most significant and celebrated artifacts of American literature
· Typed by Kerouac in New York City during a 20-day marathon between April 2nd and 22nd, 1951 on a nearly 120-foot scroll of paper, created by him from taped-together paper strips
· The freewheeling, original text, without paragraphs or chapter breaks, capturing the speed, momentum, and improvisatory energy of the “spontaneous prose” style he had long sought
· The most expensive literary manuscript to ever sell at auction, having realized $2.4 million in 2001
KEROUAC, JEAN-LOUIS LEBRIS DE ("JACK") (1922-1969)
New York City, 2-22 April 1951
A continuous scroll of semi-translucent paper, approx. 119 feet long 8 inches long by 9 inches wide, created by Kerouac by pasting and taping together separate strips in order to feed the paper without interruption through the typewriter platen, the text single-spaced and entirely without paragraphs. With occasional cross-outs (by repeated “x”s), and scattered but fairly numerous penciled deletions and word changes, in some cases substituting fictional names for the real names of himself and his companions. With occasional interlinear and marginal notes in pencil by Kerouac. Kerouac has written his name and address in pencil on the back of the scroll at the beginning: “John Kerouac, 94-21 134th Street, Richmond Hill, NY” (Kerouac and his mother’s address from late 1952).
· A 20th-century masterpiece, the most iconic artifact of the Beat Generation and one of the most significant and celebrated artifacts of American literature
· Typed by Kerouac in New York City during a 20-day marathon between April 2nd and 22nd, 1951 on a nearly 120-foot scroll of paper, created by him from taped-together paper strips
· The freewheeling, original text, without paragraphs or chapter breaks, capturing the speed, momentum, and improvisatory energy of the “spontaneous prose” style he had long sought
· The most expensive literary manuscript to ever sell at auction, having realized $2.4 million in 2001
来源
1. Jack Kerouac (1922-1969)
2. Gabrielle Kerouac, mother of the above (d. 1973) and Stella Sampas Kerouac, wife of the above
3. Stella Sampas Kerouac (d. 1990)
4. Anthony G. Sampatacacus, brother of the above (d. 1999)
5. Jim Irsay (Christie’s New York, 22 May 2001, lot 307)
2. Gabrielle Kerouac, mother of the above (d. 1973) and Stella Sampas Kerouac, wife of the above
3. Stella Sampas Kerouac (d. 1990)
4. Anthony G. Sampatacacus, brother of the above (d. 1999)
5. Jim Irsay (Christie’s New York, 22 May 2001, lot 307)
荣誉呈献
The Jim Irsay Collection
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