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When I Was Cool: My Life at the Jack Kerouac School

by Sam Kashner · 2004

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First student of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, Sam Kashner tells with humor and grace his life with the Beats. But the best story is Kashner himself — the coming-of-age of a young man in the chaotic world of the very idols he hoped to emulate.

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This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

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medium · 368 pages

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