Visions of Gerard

Visions of Gerard

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name = Visions of Gerard
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author = Jack Kerouac
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country = United States
language = English
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genre = Novel
publisher = Farrar, Straus and Company
release_date = 1963
media_type = Print (Hardback & Paperback)
pages = 144 pp
isbn = ISBN 0-14-014452-8
preceded_by = Big Sur
(1962)
followed_by = Desolation Angels
(1965)

"Visions of Gerard" is a 1963 novel by American Beat writer Jack Kerouac. Unique among Kerouac's novels, "Visions of Gerard" focuses on the scenes and sensations of childhood as evidenced in the tragically short yet happy life of his older brother, Gerard. Kerouac paints a picture of the boy as a saint, who loves all creatures and teaches this doctrine to four-year-old Jack. Set in Kerouac's hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts, it is a beautiful but unsettling exploration of the meaning and precariousness of existence.

Explanation of the novel's title

Throughout the novel, Jack explores perspective and interpretations of the world - existence, reality, illusion - and through the tragic death of his older brother Gerard Jack realises the Truth that has been passed on throughout history.

The novel inspired, in the very least, the title of Bob Dylan's song Visions of Johanna on his 1966 album Blonde on Blonde.

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