My witness is the empty sky : journeys of the beat generation

Davis, C

My witness is the empty sky : journeys of the beat generation

Davis, C

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Issue Date:: 2006

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dc.contributor.author	Davis, C
dc.date.accessioned	2015-10-20T23:47:22Z
dc.date.available	2015-10-20T23:47:22Z
dc.date.issued	2006
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/37528
dc.description	University of Technology, Sydney. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.	en_US
dc.description.abstract	My Witness Is the Empty Sky: Journeys of the Beat Generation is a piece of travel writing and ficto-critical writing, aiming to combine historical information with creative work. In this way it tells the story of the Beat Generation in various world-wide locations, concentrating on the life of the writer Jack Kerouac and his relationship with each city. The novel takes its title from The Dharma Bums, a book Kerouac wrote in 1958 detailing the rise of the Beat Generation in San Francisco and New York. It includes a chapter set in San Francisco, adapted from a piece that was submitted as an Honours thesis three years ago. [PRODUCTION NOTE : Please consult file for full abstract]	en_US
dc.format	Thesis (MA)	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
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dc.title	My witness is the empty sky : journeys of the beat generation	en_US
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My Witness Is the Empty Sky: Journeys of the Beat Generation is a piece of travel writing and ficto-critical writing, aiming to combine historical information with creative work. In this way it tells the story of the Beat Generation in various world-wide locations, concentrating on the life of the writer Jack Kerouac and his relationship with each city. The novel takes its title from The Dharma Bums, a book Kerouac wrote in 1958 detailing the rise of the Beat Generation in San Francisco and New York. It includes a chapter set in San Francisco, adapted from a piece that was submitted as an Honours thesis three years ago. [PRODUCTION NOTE : Please consult file for full abstract]

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