{"product_id":"big-sur","title":"Big Sur","description":"In 1960 Jack Kerouac was near breaking point. Driven mad by constant press attention in the wake of the publication of \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e, he needed to ''get away to solitude again or die'', so he withdrew to a cabin in Big Sur on the Californian coast. The resulting novel, in which his autobiographical hero Jack Duluoz wrestles with doubt, alcohol dependency and his urge towards self-destruction, is one of Kerouac''s most personal and searingly honest works. Ending with the poem ''Sea: Sounds of the Pacific Ocean at Big Sur'', it shows a man coming down from his hedonistic youth and trying to come to terms with fame, the world and himself.","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57307736047998,"sku":"NW9780141198255","price":9.65,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780141198255.jpg?v=1778672584","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/big-sur","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}