Herbert Huncke: The Times Square Hustler Who Inspired Jack Kerouac and the Beat Generation
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| Rating | : | 4.39 (744 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1936182807 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 360 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-03 |
| Language | : | English |
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I miss huncke all the time though not seen him now since 1972/ January Erin Matson I've not looked at this edition closely because I want to give it to my lawyer whose a criminal lawyer & would have interest. I saw it did have a credit for my photo, part of my photo for the cover which I'd told the publisher wasn't needed, & it has an index, a great addition. He did say he'd send me a copy which he's not done to date.
An essential book.” —Douglas Brinkley, author, Cronkite. “It is impossible to write about the Beat Generation without paying keen attention to the life and legacy of Herbert Huncke. Hilary Holladay does a magnificent job of documenting Huncke’s high-and-low cultural accomplishments
Muse and mentor to Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs, and Jack Kerouac—who said of him, “Huncke is the greatest storyteller I know, an absolute genius at it”— Herbert Huncke steps out of the shadow of his more famous peers in this absorbing and tender biography by Hilary Holladay. In this richly-layered portrait, the unsung bard of the streets emerges in all his tattered glory: his painful childhood and adolescent rebellion; run-ins with the law; adventures at sea and riding the rails; and later life in his beloved New York City where he became a legendary denizen and guide to the new bohemians eager to learn from the wily master.