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xliv, 387 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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Excerpts from his diaries chronicle a pivotal era in Kerouac's life, describing the creation of his first novel; his special friendships with Allen Ginsberg and Neal Cassady; and his own take on the events described in "On the Road."
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xv, 362 pages : illustrations, portraits ; 23 cm
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English
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"Largely remembered for his mysterious disappearance in May 1971, Lew Welch was an important voice of the Beat Generation and San Francisco Renaissance. He spoke of key issues that America was facing in the aftermath of World War II-from the rise of consumerism and complacent suburban sensibilities to the threat of environmental disaster. He championed American speech, idioms, and identities. He found inspiration in the words of Gertrude Stein and...
26) Book of dreams
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English
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Book of Dreams is an experimental novel published by Jack Kerouac in 1960, culled from the dream journal he kept from 1952 to 1960. In it Kerouac tries to continue plot-lines with characters from his books as he sees them in his dreams. This book is stylistically wild, spontaneous, and flowing, like much of Kerouac's writing, and helps to give insight into the Beat Generation author's mind.
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2 audio discs (2 hr., 30 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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In 1993, the year before his death, this counterculture icon recorded and published selections from his classic Run with the hunted. Now, additional material from that recording session is included on this special, expanded edition, including candid conversations between Bukowski, his wife and his producer.
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xxvii, 500 pages ; 24 cm
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English
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The first collection of letters between the two leading figures of the Beat movement. 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...
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ix, 341 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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English
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The fathers of the Beat movement, Allen Ginsberg and William S. Burroughs, converse about deeply intimate and personal history in this freeflowing, days-long dialog, edited by longtime Ginsberg collaborator Steven Taylor. Topics include literature that influenced their writing, shamanism and its usefulness in modern society, favorite punk rock musicians, and the need for art to counter oppressiveness. They also discuss in depth the making of Naked...
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404 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map ; 24 cm
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English
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"A biography of filmmaker, anthropologist, and mystic Harry Smith"--
He was an anthropologist, filmmaker, painter, folklorist, mystic, and walking encyclopedia -- and Szwed considers Harry Smith to be one of the twentieth century's most overlooked cultural figures. From his time recording the customs of Native American tribes in the Pacific Northwest and Florida to his life in Greenwich Village in its heyday, Smith was consumed by an unceasing desire...
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298 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
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English
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"The Beat Generation may be one of the great homegrown countercultures of the United States, but in fact its writers traveled widely and lived abroad for periods of time. Their travels were a vital source of inspiration, and in turn they inspired literary scenes and kindred spirits around the globe.The writers we think of as "beat" first met in New York City in the 1940s and 50s, then joined up with others in San Francisco to form the group that became...
38) The source
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1 videodisc (88 min.) : sound, color, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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Traces the rise of the Beat counter-cultural movement in the early 1940s, focusing on the work of three of the movement's most famous writers, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs.
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viii, 199 pages : chiefly illustrations ; 23 cm
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English
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Details the history of the Beat movement, which began in the 1940s, and describes the lives of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William Burroughs; along with other writers, artists, and events in a graphic novel format.
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