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A biography of Allen Ginsberg, beat poet, war protester, homosexual activist, and Jewish intellectual. Now in his 60s, Ginsberg's poetry is enjoying a new readership.
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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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- PublisherViking
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 0670826839
- ISBN 13 9780670826834
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Book Description Condition: Gut. 588 S. Umschlag leicht berieben, sonst gutes Exemplar. Geschenkwidmung auf Vorsatz. - Ginsberg is a long-awaited publishing event-the definitive biography of one of this century's most flamboyant and influential literary renegades. Drawing upon Allen Ginsberg's extensive journals and correspondence, as well as on scores of interviews with friends, associates and with Ginsberg himself,"Barry Miles has painted an intimate and richly detailed portrait of the man whose poetry shocked the literary establishment, and whose rebellious lifestyle fuelled the counter-culture revolution of the 1960s. In this fascinating and compelling narrative, Miles writes of Ginsberg in all of his protean incarnations: The young student who fel I under the spei I of Jack Kerouac and William Burroughs, and later became the most ardent champion of their work. The visionary poet, author of 'Howl' and 'Kaddish', who went from Beat Generation enfant terrible to prize-winning elder statesman. The drug enthusiast who experimented with LSD under the tutelage of Timothy Leary, then found spiritual enlightenment in Buddhism. The man of peace who tried to calm the violent anti-war demonstrations in Chicago in 1968 by chanting mantras. The outspoken political dissident who was expelled from both Cuba and Czechoslovakia. The activist for gay rights and tireless advocate of free expression in both his poetry and his private life. Ginsberg counted Burroughs, Kerouac, Gregory Corso and Neal Cassady among his intimate friends. He performed with Bob Dylan and partied with the Beatles. He had memorable encounters with William Carlos Williams, W. H. Auden and Ezra Pound. Few have led lives as colourful and controversial as his. Miles has captured both the spirit of the man and the temper of his times in this meticulously researched and skilfully written biography. Infused with a sensitive understanding of Ginsberg's complex character and a critical appreciation of his importance as a poet and cultural catalyst, Ginsberg is a major literary achivement. ISBN 9780670826834 Sprache: Deutsch Gewicht in Gramm: 550 Mit zahlr. Abb. Originalhardcover mit Schutzumschlag. Seller Inventory # 1130441
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