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Allen Ginsberg in America

by Jane Kramer · 1970

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Rare, intimate glimpses of the master poet at the height of his charisma and infamy.

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biographybiographyMore like thisLess of this
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20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of this
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adult
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medium · 224 pages
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poetrypoetryMore like thisLess of this

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