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Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg: The Letters
by Kerouac, Jack; Ginsberg, Allen
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good DJ
- ISBN 10
- 0670021946
- ISBN 13
- 9780670021949
- Seller
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Helena, Montana, United States
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About This Item
Viking, 2010. First edition. Hardcover. Near Fine in Very Good DJ. First printing, near fine hardcover (no remainder mark) shows touch of soil at page edges and some other light trace wear, in very good + dust jacket (price at flap) that shows wrinkle down middle of spine, wrinkle to front flap, touch of soil, moisture waviness to lower portion of front panel and flap that is more visible at jacket reverse, along with some other light trace wear. 500 pages. Still an attractive copy of these letters shared between the two legendary Beat Generation authors.
Synopsis
The first collection of letters between the two leading figures of the Beat movement Writers and cultural icons Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg are the most celebrated names of the Beat Generation, linked together not only by their shared artistic sensibility but also by a deep and abiding friendship, one that colored their lives and greatly influenced their writing. Editors Bill Morgan and David Stanford shed new light on this intimate and influential friendship in this fascinating exchange of letters between Kerouac and Ginsberg, two thirds of which have never been published before. Commencing in 1944 while Ginsberg was a student at Columbia University and continuing until shortly before Kerouac's death in 1969, the two hundred letters included in this book provide astonishing insight into their lives and their writing. While not always in agreement, Ginsberg and Kerouac inspired each other spiritually and creatively, and their letters became a vital workshop for their art. Vivid, engaging, and enthralling, Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg: The Letters provides an unparalleled portrait of the two men who led the cultural and artistic movement that defined their generation.
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- Bookseller
- Barker Books & Vintage
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 22184
- Title
- Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg: The Letters
- Author
- Kerouac, Jack; Ginsberg, Allen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good DJ
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670021946
- ISBN 13
- 9780670021949
- Publisher
- Viking
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2010
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