article: Iain Sinclair on Jack Kerouac footsteps in London on Beat Scene

“Well aware, on the morning of September 1, 2009, that I was a ghost among ghosts, I set out to follow in Kerouac’s London footprints. The problem being that I knew too much. Almost every yard of this route was part of the narrative of forty years in one city. Freshly arrived from Dublin in 1966, I accompanied a friend called Chris to the offices of the publisher André Deutsch in Great Russell Street.”

On Oct 20th a special issue of Beat Scene was published. This issue is dedicated to Jack Kerouac, who died forty years ago on October 21st. Contributors include Michael McClure, Gary Snyder, Ann Charters, Barry Gifford, David Amram and last but not least Iain Sinclair. The opening quote above is extracted from the article.

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Kevin from Beat Scene and Iain Sinclair have made available a gallery of pictures by Iain Sinclair that were taken during the walk on Jack Kerouac steps in London.