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A biography of Allen Ginsberg, beat poet, war protester, homosexual activist and Jewish intellectual, describing his up-bringing in New Jersey, his mother's mental illness, his relationship with Kerouac, Ferlinghetti and Burroughs and his proselytizing as a homosexual.
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"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 later life and work, gives him his due as lifeforce of youthful rebellion and in the 1960s counter. Read it; you'll enjoy yourself." (Paul Berman New York Times)
"Concentrating on the simultaneity of the public and private in Ginsberg's life, Miles gives us a richer insight into his poetic value - and a better read - than many a tight-lipped critical filleting." (Saul Frampton Time Out)
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"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 later life and work, gives him his due as lifeforce of youthful rebellion and in the 1960s counter. Read it; you'll enjoy yourself." (Paul Berman New York Times)
"Concentrating on the simultaneity of the public and private in Ginsberg's life, Miles gives us a richer insight into his poetic value - and a better read - than many a tight-lipped critical filleting." (Saul Frampton Time Out)
This seminal biography has been repackaged and refreshed to form a core part of Virgin's counter-cultural backlist.
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- PublisherPenguin
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0140119124
- ISBN 13 9780140119121
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages624
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