{"product_id":"writing-beat-and-other-occasions-john-tytell-9780826520159","title":"Writing Beat and Other Occasions of Literary Mayhem","description":"The story and history of the Beats couldn't be found in the traditional libraries or archives of academic research. For preeminent historian of Beat culture John Tytell, it had to be found in the bars, towns, roads, and hangouts of these writers and figures. And as \u003ci\u003eWriting Beat\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates, the same techniques apply to new and future writers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eApproaching the history of postwar twentieth-century American literature, and in particular the Beat literary movement of Kerouac, Ginsberg, Burroughs, and others, Tytell finds himself uniquely positioned as an eyewitness to many of these stories. In this book, he shares his insight with the reader. As he interviewed, drank, traveled, and survived countless moments with some of these literary legends, Tytell discovered much about the craft of nonfiction and biography, and the nature of history. \u003ci\u003eWriting Beat\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates, through Tytell's growth as a professor and historian of the Beats, lessons learned and hazards encountered for those aspiring to become writers themselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs we approach the sixtieth anniversary of Allen Ginsberg's \u003ci\u003eHowl\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWriting Beat\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us writers do not spring to life fully formed, and the struggle to get to literature can be a blast.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Tytell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826520154\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826520159\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vanderbilt University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/17\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.80h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"John Tytell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44860113125631,"sku":"9780826520159","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_30201425-2faa-47ba-9794-1a76576366ea.jpg?v=1709135429","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/writing-beat-and-other-occasions-john-tytell-9780826520159","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}