by Jack Kerouac
First published 2022
Writer Leo Percepied falls hard for the free-spirited Mardou Fox, their passionate romance unfolding in the smoky clubs and late-night bars of the Beat underground. But as their bond deepens, the pressures of their unconventional lives threaten to tear them apart. In this raw, semi-autobiographical novella, Kerouac captures the fragile beauty of a love story on the brink.
Genres: literary-fiction, american-fiction, 20th-century
Vibes: emotional, intimate, lyrical
Tropes: enemies-to-lovers, found-family
Setting: San Francisco, New York
Period: 1953
144 pages · Paperback · Grove Press