Memoirs of a beatnik

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Author

Diane di Prima

Publication

1988 - Last Gasp of San Francisco, [San Francisco, Calif, California

Language

English

Word Count

34,500 words, Guess

Page Count

138 pages

Identifiers

Open LibraryOL2068784M
ISBN-100867193468
OCLC Control Number19751537
OCLC Control Numbermemoirsofbeatnik00dipr
Library of Congress Control Number88081119

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Goodreads841764
LibraryThing150421

Classifications

DDC813/.54
LCCPS3507.I68 M4 1988

Description

Long regarded as an underground classic for its gritty and unabashedly erotic portrayal of the Beat years, *Memoirs of a Beatnik* is a moving account of a powerful woman artist coming of age sensually and intellectually in a movement dominated by a small confederacy of men, many of whom she lived with and loved. Filled with anecdotes about her adventures in New York City, Diane di Prima's memoir shows her learning to "raise her rebellion into art," and making her way toward literary success. *Memoirs of a Beatnik* offers a fascinating narrative about the courage and triumphs of the imagination.