Doctor Sax

Dr. Sax, a semi-autobiographical novel by Jack Kerouac, recounts his childhood in Lowell, Massachusetts. The story follows Jack Duluoz, a French-Canadian boy growing up in Kerouac’s birthplace. Dr. Sax, a mysterious figure with a flowing cape and slouched hat, haunts Jack’s fantasy world. Kerouac skillfully weaves memory and dream, capturing the accents and textures of his boyhood in Lowell. This novel, described as “the greatest book I ever wrote, or that I will write,” explores the themes of adolescence and the supernatural.

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