Visions of Gerard - Jack Kerouac - Lowell, MA - Literary Sites on Waymarking.com

Unique among Jack Kerouac's novels, "Visions of Gerard" focuses on the scenes and sensations of childhood—the wisdom, anguish, intensity, innocence, evil, insight, suffering, delight, and shock—as they were revealed in the short tragic-happy life of his saintly brother, Gerard.

Set in Kerouac's hometown of Lowell, Massachusetts, it is an unsettling, beautiful, and sad exploration of the meaning and precariousness of existence.

"His life . . . ended when he was nine and the nuns of St. Louis de France Parochial School were at his bedside to take down his dying words becase they'd heard his astonishing revelations of heaven delivered in catechism on no more encouragement than it was his turn to speak. . . ."

Short Description: Setting of story Book Title: Visions of Gerard Author's Name: Jack Kerouac Name of Waymarked Item: Lowell, MA Location of Item: Lowell, MA More Information: ST. Gerard Link to more information about the book or waymarked item.: [Web Link] Admission Price?: Not Listed First Year Published: Not listed

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