Subterraneans

A highly autobiographical novel, THE SUBTERRANEANS concerns Kerouac`s affair with Mardou Fox, in which he loses her to the poet Gregory Corso. Peopled with characters based on the Beats, the novel was written, as was ON THE ROAD, on a roll of teletype paper. THE SUBTERRANEANS took Kerouac three nights and an ample supply of Benzedrine to write. It was not well-received, initially, except for a review by Henry Miller. Allan Ginsberg`s name for Greenwich Village denizens was subterraneans, from which Kerouac took his title. It is set in New York City, using San Francisco place-names, and modeled on Dostoevsky`s NOTES FROM THE UNDERGROUND. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.