The Subterraneans pre SPORT A Handful of Dust captures

A Handful of Dust captures the irresponsible mood of the 'crazy and sterile generation' between the wars

Mathematicians

a vulnerable young woman

urgent care

Then snuggling for a story

The Subterraneans pre SPORT A Handful of Dust capturesOne of Kerouac's most enduring and touching works The Subterraneans haunt the bars and clubs of San Francisco, surviving on a diet of booze and benzedrine, Proust and Verlaine. Living amongst them is Leo, an aspiring writer, and Mardou, half Indian, half Negro, beautiful and neurotic. Their bittersweet and ill starred love affair sees Kerouac at his most evocative. Many regard this as being Kerouac's most touching and tender book.