{"product_id":"jack-kerouac-and-allen-ginsberg-the-letters-paperback","title":"Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg: The Letters - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJack Kerouac\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAllen Ginsberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eBill Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"[An] essential Beat masterpiece.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Perhaps one of the last great dual correspondences of the twentieth century, \u003ci\u003eJack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg: The Letters\u003c\/i\u003e reveals not only the process of creation of the two most celebrated members of the Beat Generation, but also the unfolding of a remarkable friendship of immense pathos and spiritual depth. Through this exhilarating exchange of letters, two-thirds of which have never been published before, Kerouac and Ginsberg emerge first and foremost as writers of artistic passion, innovation, and genius. Vivid and enthralling, the letters, which date from their first meeting in 1944 to Kerouac's untimely death in 1969, chronicle the endless struggle, anguish, and sacrifice involved in giving form to their literary visions.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJack Kerouac\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Lowell, Massachusetts, in 1922, the youngest of three children in a Franco-American family. He attended local Catholic and public schools and won a scholarship to Columbia University in New York City, where he first met Neal Cassady, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs. His first novel, \u003ci\u003eThe Town and the City\u003c\/i\u003e, appeared in 1950, but it was \u003ci\u003eOn the Road\u003c\/i\u003e, published in 1957 and memorializing his adventures with Neal Cassady, that epitomized to the world what became known as the \"Beat generation\" and made Kerouac one of the most best-known writers of his time. Publication of many other books followed, among them \u003ci\u003eThe Dharma Bums\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Subterraneans\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBig Sur\u003c\/i\u003e. Kerouac considered all of his autobiographical fiction to be part of \"one vast book,\" \u003ci\u003eThe Duluoz Legend\u003c\/i\u003e. He died in St. Petersburg, Florida, in 1969, at the age of forty-seven. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Bill Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e is an archival consultant, editor, and writer. He is the author and editor of more than 40 books including \u003ci\u003eI Celebrate Myself: The Somewhat Private\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eLife of Allen Ginsberg\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Typewriter Is Holy: The Complete, Uncensored History of the Beat Generation\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eWilliam S. Burroughs' Rub Out the Word\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Letters of Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg\u003c\/i\u003e. He has worked as the archivist for Allen Ginsberg, Arthur Miller, Oliver Sacks, and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, among many others.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 528\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.17 x 8.88 x 6.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 28, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984015327533,"sku":"9780143119548","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/eHZ4dDhGUFJNWTRpVnpNSXUxZ0xJdz09.webp?v=1776081399","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/jack-kerouac-and-allen-ginsberg-the-letters-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}