The Rolling Stone Book of the Beats: The Beat Generation and American Culture
- ISBN-10
- 0786885424
- ISBN-13
- 9780786885428
- Category
- Social Science
- Pages
- 464
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2000-07-12
- Publisher
- Hyperion
- Author
- Holly George-Warren
Description
The definitive illustrated collection of Beat culture from the people who made the scene--now in paperback It's been nearly fifty years since Jack Kerouac took to the road, but Beat culture continues to be a popular and influential force in today's writing, music, and art. With more than 75 contributors, this celebratory potpourri of words, illustrations, and photography contains original and previously published essays by Richard Miller, Ann Douglas, Johnny Depp, Michael McClure, Hettie Jones, Hunter S. Thompson, Joyce Johnson, Richard Hell, and others. It includes rare pieces from the Rolling Stone archives by William Burroughs, Lester Bangs, and Robert Palmer as well as intimate photographs by Robert Frank, Annie Leibovitz, and rarely seen photos taken by the Beats themselves. A rich tapestry of voices and a visual treat, this treasury of Beat lore and literature is a true collector's item whose entertainment value will go on...and on. "A huge dim sum cart of a book...a first-rate companion." --Publishers Weekly "Compelling reading." --The Denver Post
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Other editions
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- 1999
- 452 pages
- Paperback
- Bloomsbury Publishing
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