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Allen Ginsberg: Beat Poet
Barry Miles
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Description for Allen Ginsberg: Beat Poet
Paperback. Allen Ginsberg occupies a significant and enduring position in American literature. This title presents a readable account of one of the twentieth century's most extraordinary poets. Num Pages: 640 pages. BIC Classification: BGL; DSC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 126 x 28. Weight in Grams: 382.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Virgin Books
Number of pages
640
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
640
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780753522523
SKU
V9780753522523
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About Barry Miles
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.
Reviews for Allen Ginsberg: Beat Poet
This is a scholarly work and also much fun.
Guardian
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.
Michael Horowitz
Sunday Times
Skilfully evokes the poet's childhood, authoritatively expresses his opinions on sundry matters of ... Read more
Guardian
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.
Michael Horowitz
Sunday Times
Skilfully evokes the poet's childhood, authoritatively expresses his opinions on sundry matters of ... Read more