Publication

1999-12-07 - Vintage

Language

English

Word Count

52,000 words, Guess

Page Count

208 pages

Identifiers

  • Internet Archivejoegouldssecret00jose
  • ISBN-100375708049
  • ISBN-139780375708046
  • Goodreads930982
  • WikidataQ58951582
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  • LibraryThing64220
  • Better World Books9780375708046
  • Open LibraryOL7426438M

Description

*Joe Gould's Secret* is a 1965 book by Joseph Mitchell, based upon his two New Yorker profiles, *Professor Sea Gull* (1942) and *Joe Gould's Secret* (1964). Mitchell's work details the true story of the eponymous Joe Gould, a writer who lived in Greenwich Village in the first half of the 20th century. Gould was an eccentric, bridging the gap between bohemianism and the beat generation, though he was an outspoken critic of both. This criticism alienated him from the social circles of poets, authors, and artists of his time, and instead he focused on documenting the history of what he called the "shirt-sleeved multitude."

First Sentence

Joe Gould is a blithe and emaciated little man who has been a notable in the cafeterias, diners, barrooms, and dumps of Greenwich Village for a quarter of a century.

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