"Jack Kerouac" by William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, and Claude Pélieu (1971)

Paris, France: L'Herne (book, anthology), 1971.
8.25" x 5.375" x 0.25", 95 pages, softcover.

Jack Kerouac, a memorial anthology with works by William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Claude Pélieu, Gregory Corso, and Allen Ginsberg [Corso and Ginsberg are not however noted on the cover]. Published by L'Herne (Paris, France) in 1971. Text is mostly in the French language, and there is no English language equivalent in book form. 1,200 copies printed.

Burroughs contributes "Jack Kerouac", pp. 12-20, in French, and “Épitaphe pour un beatnik”, p. 91 (from Le Nouvel Observateur, Issue 260, 3-9 November 1969). A quote from Burroughs leads the book, and a statement on Kerouac by Burroughs is on the rear cover. A photograph of Burroughs attributed to Brian [sic] Gysin is at page 12.

This copy was acquired from Cult Jones (Antwerp, Belgium). Scarce.

Maynard & Miles A18.
Shoaf I.20.
Schottlaender v4.A25.

Contents:

• Gregory Corso: statement on Kerouac from Elegiac Feelings American, New Directions
• Allen Ginsberg: "Pull My Daisy" (poetry, from The Beat Scene, Corinth Books)
• William S. Burroughs: quote
• Brion Gysin: "William Burroughs" (photograph)
• William S. Burroughs: "Jack Kerouac" (essay/memorial)
• William Eichel: "Jack Kerouac" (photograph)
• Alfred G. Aranowitz and Jack Kerouac: "Interview avec Jack Kerouac" (interview)
• Jack Kerouac: "Notes" (essay)
• Charles Plymell: "Allen Ginsberg et Neal Casady" (photography)
• unstated: "Claude Pélieu et Gregory Corso à Cherry Valley" (photograph)
• unstated: "Mary Beach" (photograph)
• unstated: "Claude Pélieu" (photograph)
• Claude Pélieu: "mosaïques électriques indigo off soft zoom Jack Kerouac et la radio-nuit-de-l'enfance" (poetry)
• Claude Pélieu: "chun cromlrech moruah!" (essay)
• Claude Pélieu: "Collage mural" (installation view, Chelsea Hotel, 1969)
• unstated: "Jack Kerouac, Beat Novelist Is Dead at 47" (article, Daily News, 22 October 1969)
• Claude Pélieu: "Epilogue" (poetry)
• William S. Burroughs: "Épitaphe pour un beatnik" (article from Le Nouvel Observateur, Issue 260, 3-9 November 1969)
• Allen Ginsberg: "Jack Kerouac est mort le 21 octobre 1969" (poetry)
• William S, Burroughs: rear cover statement