THE SUBTERRANEANS

by Jack Kerouac

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First edition

New York: Ballantine Books, 1973 . First edition thus of Kerouac's novella recounting his relationship with Alene Lee, who picked him up for his beautiful profile and walked away from him in her own good time. Very good plus. Item #53466 Kerouac's fictionalized account of his romance with Mardou Fox — based on Alene Lee, an African American member of the Beat circle who demanded anonymity during her lifetime but

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