When I Was Cool
My Life At The Jack Kerouac School
Published on 1. February 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
360 pages
978-0-06-000567-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.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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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York, NY
United States
Publishing group
HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Illustrations
Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 133 mm
Thickness: 19 mm
Weight
402 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-06-000567-2 (9780060005672)
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10/2009
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Person
Sam Kashner is the author of four nonfiction books, including the memoir When I Was Cool: My Life at the Jack Kerouac School, and one novel, Sinatraland. He has written extensively for Vanity Fair as a contributing editor.
Nancy Schoenberger is the author of Dangerous Muse: the Life of Lady Caroline Blackwood; Wayne and Ford: the Films, The Friendship, and the Forging of an American Hero; and three prize-winning books of poetry. She teaches at The College of William and Mary where she directs the Creative Writing Program.