Jack Kerouac's 'The Sea Is My Brother' And Other Lost Novels

10 Lost Novels The World Found Again

This past week, Jack Kerouac’s first-ever novel, "The Sea is My Brother," was finally published 40 years after his death. The novel, long thought to be lost by experts, was unearthed in Kerouac’s personal archive by his brother-in-law. We are constantly inspired by the way that our over-processed world still hangs on to its secrets, and even more by the way that bits of history can hide in plain sight, so to celebrate this newest development in the literary canon, we decided to take a look at Kerouac’s newest/oldest book and other lost novels that were eventually found again. Click through to see our list of lost and found novels, and if you’ve ever had a literary relative, get ready to go hunting in your attics for your own treasure chests.

"The Sea is My Brother," Jack Kerouac

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