
The Book of Martyrdom and Artifice by Allen Ginsberg
Covers the important and formative years of Allen Ginsberg's storied life. This work is illustrated with photos from Ginsberg's private archive and enhanced by an appendix of over 100 of his earliest poems.
Allen Ginsberg was born in 1926. In 1956 he published Howl, one of the most widely read and translated poems of the century. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and co-founder of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa Institute, the first accredited Buddhist college in the world, he died on April 5th 1997. Juanita Lieberman-Plimpton worked with Allen Ginsberg and as an editor in New York. She now owns and runs her own business, Mud Pie Productions, which sells musical instruments. She lives in western Massachusetts with her husband and son. Bill Morgan was Allen Ginsberg's literary archivist for many years and is the author of the forthcoming biography / Celebrate Myself: The Somewhat Private Life of Allen Ginsberg. He lives in New York.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780306814624 |
| ISBN 10 | 0306814625 |
| Title | The Book of Martyrdom and Artifice |
| Author | Allen Ginsberg |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Hachette Books |
| Year published | 2006-10-10 |
| Number of pages | 544 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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