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Howl: Original Draft Facsimile

by Allen Ginsberg, Barry Miles · 1995

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First published in 1956, Allen Ginsberg's Howlis a prophetic masterpiecean epic raging against dehumanizing society that overcame censorship trials and obscenity charges to become one of the most widely read poems of the century.

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1990s1990sMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 194 pages
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