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The Parting of Burroughs and Kerouac: The French Backstory to The First Beat Novel, from Rimbaud to Poetic Realist Cinema

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The Parting of Burroughs and Kerouac: The French Backstory to The First Beat Novel, from Rimbaud to Poetic Realist Cinema. / Lane, Veronique.
In: Comparative American Studies, Vol. 11, No. 3, 09.2013, p. 265-279.

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Lane, V 2013, 'The Parting of Burroughs and Kerouac: The French Backstory to The First Beat Novel, from Rimbaud to Poetic Realist Cinema', Comparative American Studies, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 265-279. https://doi.org/10.1179/1477570013Z.00000000045

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Lane, V. (2013). The Parting of Burroughs and Kerouac: The French Backstory to The First Beat Novel, from Rimbaud to Poetic Realist Cinema. Comparative American Studies, 11(3), 265-279. https://doi.org/10.1179/1477570013Z.00000000045

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Lane V. The Parting of Burroughs and Kerouac: The French Backstory to The First Beat Novel, from Rimbaud to Poetic Realist Cinema. Comparative American Studies. 2013 Sept;11(3):265-279. doi: 10.1179/1477570013Z.00000000045

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Lane, Veronique. / The Parting of Burroughs and Kerouac : The French Backstory to The First Beat Novel, from Rimbaud to Poetic Realist Cinema. In: Comparative American Studies. 2013 ; Vol. 11, No. 3. pp. 265-279.

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