{"product_id":"the-town-and-the-city","title":"The Town and the City","description":"“It is the sum of myself, as far as the written word can go.”— Kerouac on The Town and the City. Kerouac's debut novel is a great coming of age story which can be read as the essential prelude to his later classics.\nKerouac draws on his New England mill-town boyhood to create the world of George and Marguerite Martin and their eight children, each endowed with an energy and a vision of life. The Town and the City is vividly drawn with poetic prose, lacking the stream-of-consciousness style of his later works. Fans of Kerouac as well as Steinbeck, will be enthralled by this dramatic family saga capped by a final scene that poignantly sets up On the Road.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0156907909\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: PKV.0156907909.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: It's been through some chapters of life! Expect visible wear—creases, notes, highlights, maybe even a splash of water here and there. Perfect for readers who love a book with history.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Aspen Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52244546027807,"sku":"PKV.0156907909.A","price":2.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0894\/0470\/3007\/files\/0156907909-0.jpg?v=1773421460","url":"https:\/\/www.aspenbookco.com\/products\/the-town-and-the-city","provider":"Aspen Book Company","version":"1.0","type":"link"}