Allen Ginsberg: Beat Poet

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Description

Allen Ginsberg occupies a significant and enduring position in American literature. Following Ginsberg’s death in 1997, Barry Miles has drawn on both his long friendship with the poet and on Ginsberg’s journals and correspondence to produce an immensely readable account of one of the twentieth century’s most extraordinary poets.

Additional information

Weight 0.423 kg
Dimensions 3.8 × 12.6 × 19.8 cm
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Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

640

Publisher

Year Published

2010-7-1

Imprint

Publication City/Country

London, United Kingdom

ISBN 10

0753522527

About The Author

Barry Miles is author of many seminal books on popular culture, including the authorised biography of Paul McCartney, Paul McCartney: Many Years from Now; Ginsberg: A Biography; Jack Kerouac: King of the Beats and The Beat Hotel: Ginsberg, Burroughs and Corso in Paris, 1957-1963.

Review Quote

This is a scholarly work and also much fun.

Other text

Will surely be consulted as an Ur-text for decades to come. Read it at the end, along with Ginsberg's fifteen best books, and you'll know why he matters.