The Book of Martyrdom and Artifice - First Journals and Poems: 1937-1952 (Paperback)

Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) kept a journal his entire life, beginning at the age of eleven. In these first journals the most important and formative years of the poet's storied life are captured, his inner thoughts detailed in what the "San Francisco Chronicle" calls a "vivid first-person account...Ginsberg's unmistakable voice coming into its own for the first time." Ginsberg's journals-so candid he insisted they be published only after his death-document his complex, fascinating relationships with such figures of Beat lore as Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, and reveal a growing self-awareness about himself, his sexuality, and his identity as a poet. Illustrated with never-before-seen photos and bolstered by an appendix of his earliest poems, "The Book of Martyrdom and Artifice" is a major literary event.

General

Imprint:	Da Capo Press Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	March 2008
First published:	March 2008
Authors:	Allen Ginsberg • Bill Morgan • Juanita Lieberman-Plimpton
Dimensions:	231 x 159 x 32mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	544
ISBN-13:	978-0-306-81562-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Poetry texts & anthologies > General Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > From 1900 > Reportage & collected journalism Promotions
LSN:	0-306-81562-1
Barcode:	9780306815621

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