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Synopsis  
A sweeping biography of one of the most controversial figures in American literature. Shumacher has spent eight years researching and writing this dramatic biography, with Ginsberg's full cooperation and with access to all his journals andpapers, as well as interviews with Ginsberg's friends and enemies. This is the most complete protrait to date on this influential writer. 

Synopsis  
Perhaps no poet in the history of America, with the exception of Whitman, has so dominated the popular imagination as has Allen Ginsberg. Now comes a sweeping biography of one of the most controversial figures in American literature. 16 pages of photographs. --This text refers to the hardcover edition of this title 

Synopsis  
Draws from eight years of research and full access to Ginsberg's journals to present a dramatic biography that depicts three centuries of vanguard popular culture, from the Beat Generation of the 1950s to the Buddhist revival of the seventies. --This text refers to the hardcover edition of this title