American hipster: a life of Herbert Huncke ; the Times Square hustler who inspired the Beat movement

"American Hipster tells the tale of a New York sex worker and heroin addict whose unrepentant deviance caught the imagination of Beat writers Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs. Teetering between exhaustion and existential despair, Hunke often said 'I'm beat, man.&...

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1. Verfasser: Holladay, Hilary 1961- (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York Magnus Books 2013
Ausgabe:1. Magnus ed.
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Zusammenfassung:"American Hipster tells the tale of a New York sex worker and heroin addict whose unrepentant deviance caught the imagination of Beat writers Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs. Teetering between exhaustion and existential despair, Hunke often said 'I'm beat, man.' His line gave Kerouac the label for a down-at-the heels generation seeking spiritual sustenance as well as 'kicks' in post-war America" -- P.[4] pf cover
Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 338-374)
Prologue: Beat beginnings -- Cowboy blood -- Trouble in Chicago -- Night people -- Hipster in the making -- Tinsel and tawdriness -- Meet the Beats -- Allen's opera -- Judgment days -- One hell of a situation -- New friends, old habits -- Peaks and valleys -- A whiff of fame -- Lights, camera, heartbreak -- Mrs. Huncke's little boy
Beschreibung:374 S. Ill.
ISBN:9781936833214

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