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The Rolling Stone book of the Beats : the Beat Generation and American culture / edited by Holly George-Warren.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- American literature--20th century--History and criticism.
- American literature.
- Authors, American--20th century--Biography.
- Authors, American.
- United States--Civilization--20th century.
- United States.
- Civilization.
- Beats (Persons).
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xi, 452 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Other Title:
- Book of the Beats
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Hyperion, [1999]
- Summary:
- Featuring "Rolling Stone" pieces by William Burroughs and Lester Bangs, reminiscences by Ken Kesey, Kurt Vonnegut, Norman Mailer, and Bono, and photographs by Annie Leibovitz and Gerard Malanga, this treasury of Beat lore and literature is a true collector's item. 40 photos.
- Contents:
- pt. .1 Birth of Beat
- pt. 2. King of the road: Jack Kerouac
- pt. 3. Old Bull Lee: William S. Burroughs
- pt. 4. Beat's poet laureate: Allen Ginsberg
- pt. 5. Beat lights: characters, role models and others
- pt. 6. Keeping the beat: the legacy.
- Notes:
- "A Rolling Stone Press book"--T.p. verso.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 427-429) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0786864265
- OCLC:
- 40104908
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