I Celebrate Myself
The Somewhat Private Life of Allen Ginsberg
$36.28
- Paperback
720 pages
- Release Date
25 September 2007
Summary
In the first biography of Ginsberg since his death in 1997 and the only one to cover the entire span of his life, Ginsberg’s archivist Bill Morgan draws on his deep knowledge of Ginsberg’s largely unpublished private journals to give readers an unparalleled and finely detailed portrait of one of America’s most famous poets. Morgan sheds new light on some of the pivotal aspects of Ginsberg’s life, including the poet’s associations with other members of the Beat Generation, his complex relation…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780143112495 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 014311249X |
| Author: | Bill Morgan |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 720 |
| Release Date: | 25 September 2007 |
| Weight: | 722g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 151mm x 39mm |
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Critics Review
The most intimate and revealing biography of the poet to date … deeply delves into … previously unexplored territory.
“The most intimate and revealing biography of the poet to date … deeply delves into … previously unexplored territory.” -San Francisco Chronicle “No other biographer has given us such a totally straight three-dimensional picture of Allen Ginsberg. It is unembedded reportage at its very best.” -Lawrence Ferlinghetti “Morgan’s provocative and thoroughly researched new biography is a testament to the creative fruits and personal anguish of Ginsberg.” -The Washington Post “By far the best researched and most thorough of the three major Ginsberg biographies.” -Los Angeles Times Book Review
About The Author
Bill Morgan
Bill Morgan is a painter and archival consultant. He is the author of:
- The Beat Generation in New York: A Walking Tour of Jack Kerouac’s City
- The Beat Generation in San Francisco: A Literary Tour
He also edited:
- Deliberate Prose: Selected Essays of Allen Ginsberg 1952-1995
For October 2006 publication, he has edited:
- The Book of Martrydom and Artifice: First Journals and Poems, 1937-1952 (with Juanita Lieberman-Plimpton)
- Howl on Trial: The Battle for Free Expression
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