January 1957: girl meets boy on a blind date arranged by Allen Ginsberg. The girl was Joyce Johnson, the boy Jack Kerouac, and it was nine months before 'On The Road' became a permanent part of the American vocabulary. But like Robin Hood's and Peter Pan's, Jack's was a boy gang. Women were minor characters at best, though they risked much more to live as freely as the rebels they loved.Tender, observant and beautifully written, Joyce Johnson's award-winning 'Minor Characters' is both a personal memoir and an unforgettable portrait of that whole, near-mythical, generation: the Beats.
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- Authors:
- Johnson, Joyce
- Year Published:
- 2012
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Paperback
- ISBN:
- 9780413777157
- Number of Pages:
- 288
- Publication Date:
- 21/06/2012
- Publisher:
- Methuen Publishing Ltd
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Publication Date:
- 21/06/2012
- Language:
- English
- SKU:
- 9780413777157