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When I Was Cool

My Life At The Jack Kerouac School
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Follows the writer's apprenticeship to Allen Ginsberg and the other members of the Beats at the "Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics," a period during which he experimented with recreational drugs and met a range of musicians, writers, and celebrities. Reprint. 20,000 first printing.

Author Biography:

Sam Kashner is the author of four nonfiction books, including the memoir When I Was Cool: My Life at the Jack Kerouac School, and one novel, Sinatraland. He has written extensively for Vanity Fair as a contributing editor. Nancy Schoenberger is the author of Dangerous Muse: the Life of Lady Caroline Blackwood; Wayne and Ford: the Films, The Friendship, and the Forging of an American Hero; and three prize-winning books of poetry. She teaches at The College of William and Mary where she directs the Creative Writing Program.
Release date NZ
February 1st, 2005
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Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Edition
New edition
Illustrations
illustrations
Pages
360
Dimensions
142x200x22
ISBN-13
9780060005672
Product ID
1717425

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