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Paperback. Pub Date: 2005 02 Pages: 368 Publisher: Harper Perennial First student of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics. Sam Kashner tells with humor and grace his life with the Beats. But the best story is Kashner himself - the coming -of-age of a young man in the chaotic world of the very idols he hoped to emulate.This PS edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book. including author interviews. recommended reading. and more.
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First student of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, Sam Kashner tells with humor and grace his life with the Beats. But the best story is Kashner himself -- the coming-of-age of a young man in the chaotic world of the very idols he hoped to emulate.
This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more."Witty and warm grace notes to the cool history of the Beats."--Kirkus Reviews
[Kashner's] memoir is about enlightenment, the kind that comes from looking back with compassion but with eyes wide open--Booklist
"A memoir worth some howling."--Entertainment Weekly
"Consistently funny ... moving and always sharply observed."--Rocky Mountain News
"Engaging [and] illuminating."--San Francisco Chronicle
"Hilarious and touching."--Newsday
"Fond, funny and finally heartbreaking."--Village Voice
"[This] headlong, infectious tales honors the author's youthful idols by remembering them with tenderness and affection"--Time Out New York
[Kashner's] memoir is about enlightenment, the kind that comes from looking back with compassion but with eyes wide open--Booklist
"A memoir worth some howling."--Entertainment Weekly
"Consistently funny ... moving and always sharply observed."--Rocky Mountain News
"Engaging [and] illuminating."--San Francisco Chronicle
"Hilarious and touching."--Newsday
"Fond, funny and finally heartbreaking."--Village Voice
"[This] headlong, infectious tales honors the author's youthful idols by remembering them with tenderness and affection"--Time Out New York
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