- Poetry (poetic works by one author), American poetry, American Poets, Beat generation
"The prophetic poem that launched a generation when it was first published in 1956 is here presented in a commemorative 40th Anniversary Edition." "When the book arrived from its British printers, it was seized almost immediately by U.S.
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Character-led, prestige, earnest and grave.
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- unpretentiousprestige
- earnestironic
- gravecomic
- cooloverwhelming
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About the book
- Author
- Allen Ginsberg
- First published
- 1956
- Pages
- 44
- Publisher
- Kraus Reprint Co., City Lights Books, City Lights
- Editions
- 9
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780872860179
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