{"product_id":"allen-ginsberg-steve-finbow-9781780230177","title":"Allen Ginsberg","description":"Allen Ginsberg's epic poem \"Howl,\" written in 1955, is one of the defining works of the Beat Generation, despite having been labeled obscene when it was first published. A harsh denunciation of American capitalism and conformity, the poem drew scenes, characters, and situations from Ginsberg's life, a life reexamined here by Ginsberg's former editor and researcher, Steve Finbow. In this new biography, Finbow considers the poetry and politics of the poet and activist and discusses his position in American letters and culture. Moving from Ginsberg's childhood--with his poet father and schizophrenic mother--to his meeting with Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs in the late 1940s, Finbow explores Ginsberg's obsessive need to travel and experiment with writing, altered states of consciousness, and sexuality. He follows the poet to Mexico, India, and back to America, where he considers Ginsberg's role in the counterculture movement of the sixties and New York's seventies punk scene, and observes his slow absorption into academia while remaining a champion of the disenfranchised. With appearances by Peter Orlovsky, Kerouac, Burroughs, and other leading figures of twentieth-century literature, art, filmmaking, and politics, \u003ci\u003eAllen Ginsberg\u003c\/i\u003e brims with insight into this vital cultural figure.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Steve Finbow\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1780230176\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781780230177\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Reaktion Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 239\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.10w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 03\/01\/2013","brand":"Steve Finbow","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46767206465791,"sku":"9781780230177","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_aed46f2c-556a-4174-83fa-6a2b8da70740.jpg?v=1744169142","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/allen-ginsberg-steve-finbow-9781780230177","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}