Mania: The Story of the Outraged and Outrageous Lives That Launched a Cultural Revolution
Top Five Books LLC
By the time Lucien Carr stabbed David Kammerer to death on the banks of
the Hudson River in August 1944, it was clear that the hard-partying
teenage companion to Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady, and
William S. Burroughs might need to reevaluate his life. A two-year stint
in a reformatory straightened out the wayward youth but did little to
curb the wild ways of his friends.
MANIA tells the
story of this remarkable group—who strained against the conformity of
postwar America, who experimented with drink, drugs, sex, jazz, and
literature, and who yearned to be heard, to remake art and society in
their own libertine image. What is more remarkable than the manic lives
they led is that they succeeded—remaking their own generation and
inspiring the ones that followed. From the breakthrough success of
Kerouac's On the Road to the controversy of Ginsberg's Howl and Burroughs' Naked Lunch, the counterculture was about to go mainstream for the first time, and America would never be the same again.
Based on more than eight years’ writing and research, Ronald Collins and David Skover—authors of the highly acclaimed The Trials of Lenny Bruce—bring
the stories of these artists, hipsters, hustlers, and maniacs to life
in a dramatic, fast-paced, and often darkly comic narrative.
the Hudson River in August 1944, it was clear that the hard-partying
teenage companion to Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Neal Cassady, and
William S. Burroughs might need to reevaluate his life. A two-year stint
in a reformatory straightened out the wayward youth but did little to
curb the wild ways of his friends.
MANIA tells the
story of this remarkable group—who strained against the conformity of
postwar America, who experimented with drink, drugs, sex, jazz, and
literature, and who yearned to be heard, to remake art and society in
their own libertine image. What is more remarkable than the manic lives
they led is that they succeeded—remaking their own generation and
inspiring the ones that followed. From the breakthrough success of
Kerouac's On the Road to the controversy of Ginsberg's Howl and Burroughs' Naked Lunch, the counterculture was about to go mainstream for the first time, and America would never be the same again.
Based on more than eight years’ writing and research, Ronald Collins and David Skover—authors of the highly acclaimed The Trials of Lenny Bruce—bring
the stories of these artists, hipsters, hustlers, and maniacs to life
in a dramatic, fast-paced, and often darkly comic narrative.
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About the author
Ron Collins and David Skover have been writing together for almost three decades. In addition to MANIA, they have also coauthored three other books together—The Death of Discourse (1996), The Trials of Lenny Bruce (2002), and On Dissent (2013).
Ron, who grew up in Southern California and teaches at the University of Washington Law School, lives in Bethesda, Maryland. David, who grew up in Wisconsin and teaches at Seattle University Law School, lives in Seattle. Both have written numerous scholarly articles (often together) in journals such as the Harvard Law Review, Stanford Law Review, and in the Supreme Court Review.
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Publisher
Top Five Books LLC
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Seller
Google LLC
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Published on
Mar 2013
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Pages
480
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ISBN
9781938938030
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Language
English
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Genres
Biography & Autobiography / Literary Figures
Literary Criticism / American / General
Literary Criticism / General
Literary Criticism / Poetry
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