"An astonishing discovery was recently made among the Kerouac archives; that he had written a screenplay, a script for a motion picture based on his classic novel, Doctor Sax - the only known existing screenplay to have been written by one of America's most renown and influential authors. Kerouac's imagination runs wild in this screenplay, which cleverly combines child-like fantasies with true recollections of his childhood growing up in the industrial mill town of Lowell, Massachusetts in the 1930s. A time when things like the Merrimack River, abandoned buildings, religious memorials, and strange noises in the night ignited the unique talent of one of the great writers of the twentieth century. Welcome to the world of 11-year-old Jacky Duluoz; a world of sinister plots, mischievous, youthful antics, underworld evildoers, colorful neighborhood characters and childhood chums. "Gallery Six is honored to introduce this Collectable Special Edition in its original form with over 70 illustrations by Richard Sala,,and includes audio readings by celebrated writers, poets and recording artists with an original music score by John Medeski.THE PACKAGE: Gallery Six has created an exciting and attractive multimedia package: 2 audio CDs and illustrated book packaged together in an 8-panel fully-illustrated folding 'digipak' measuring roughly 7 1/2" in. high X 5 1/2" wide. The CDs sit in disc trays and the book fits into a panel pocket. The outside cover of the digipak has the appearance of a classic cloth-bound hardcover novel that will fit comfortably on a bookshelf.THE AUDIO: The spoken word version of the screenplay is produced in a style reminiscent of the 1930's radio show, "The Shadow. Thereaders, all literary and entertainment greats, include Jim Carroll (Basketball Diaries), Robert Creeley, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Robert Hunter (of The Grateful Dead), and Graham Parker, winner of Publishers Weekly 1996 Best Dram