Family Business

Selected Letters Between a Father and Son

by Allen Ginsberg; Louis Ginsberg

The loving relationship between Beat-era poet Allen Ginsburg and his supportive father Louis Ginsberg, also a poet, is revealed here in their correspondence. Writing first from Columbia University, and then from all over the world as he developed the famous wanderlust characteristic of his crowd, Allen Ginsberg related much to his father over the years, including his political convictions, his homosexuality, and his aesthetic concerns.

Editions of Family Business

	ISBN 9781582341071	Binding/Format Hardcover	Publisher St Martins Pr	Date 2001	Price $1.00	Very Good
	ISBN 9781582342160	Binding/Format Paperback	Publisher Bloomsbury Pub Plc USA	Date 2002	Price $1.00	Very Good

Publisher Notes

A touching look into the heart and family of one of America's greatest poets.
As a literary portrait of a father and son, little can match the eloquence and honesty of this collection of letters, written between Allen Ginsberg and his father, Louis, spanning the years 1944 to 1976. Their correspondence is filled with affection, respect, and a healthy dose of argumentative zeal-they debate every major political and artistic issue that faced America in over three decades of extraordinary change. But the letters also tell of a strong bond of intimacy and affection between the two, revealing just how crucial that closeness was to the development of Allen Ginsberg's art.