{"product_id":"satori-in-paris-by-jack-kerouac-u-k-first-edition-first-printing-1967-andre-deutsch","title":"Satori In Paris by Jack Kerouac [U.K. FIRST EDITION • FIRST PRINTING] 1967 • Andre Deutsch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSatori in Paris by Jack Kerouac\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eU.K. FIRST EDITION • FIRST PRINTING [1967] ANDRE DEUTSCH\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTrue U.K. 1st.  First published in the U.S. by Grove Press several months earlier. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHardcover with dust jacket in beautiful condition.  Stunning, near mint copy with a few minor imperfections. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDust jacket is excellent. Some very light wear to edges and just a hint of discoloration.  Housed in an archival quality jacket protector. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBook itself is stunning.  One faint spot to text block. Cloth boards are pristine. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e*Very faint, slim water stain to edges of front and rear endpapers\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e (see all photos). \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll other pages look and read like new. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis semi-autobiographical tale of Kerouac's own trip to France, to trace his ancestors and explore his own understanding of the Buddhism that came to define his beliefs, contains some of Kerouac's most lyrical descriptions. From his reports of the strangers he meets and the all-night conversations he enjoys in seedy bars in Paris and Brittany, to the moment in a cab he experiences Buddhism's satori - a feeling of sudden awakening - Kerouac's affecting and revolutionary writing transports the reader.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublished at the height of his fame, Satori in Paris is a hectic tale of philosophy, identity and the powerful strangeness of travel.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Apocalypse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49078322331897,"sku":null,"price":175.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/3103\/1574\/files\/satoriinparis-12.jpg?v=1789549392","url":"https:\/\/bookshopapocalypse.com\/products\/satori-in-paris-by-jack-kerouac-u-k-first-edition-first-printing-1967-andre-deutsch","provider":"Bookshop Apocalypse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}