A Blue Hand
The Tragicomic, Mind-Altering Odyssey of Allen Ginsberg, a Holy Fool, a Lost Muse, a Dharma Bum, and His Prickly Bride in India
Published on 10. April 2008
256 pages
978-1-4406-2931-0 (ISBN)
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In this engrossing new piece of Beat history, Pulitzer Prize finalist Deborah Baker takes us back to the moment when America's edgiest writers looked to India for answers as India looked to the West. It was 1961 when Allen Ginsberg left New York by boat for Bombay, where he hoped to meet poets Gary Snyder and Joanne Kyger. Baker follows Ginsberg and his companions as they travel from ashram to opium den. Exposing an overlooked chapter of the literary past, A Blue Hand will delight all those who continue to cherish the frenzied creativity of the Beats.
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Deb Baker
A Blue Hand
The Tragicomic, Mind-Altering Odyssey of Allen Ginsberg, a Holy Fool, a Lost Muse, a Dharma Bum, and His Prickly Bride in India
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01/2009
Penguin USA
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Deborah Baker
A Blue Hand
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04/2008
Avery Publishing Group Inc.,U.S.
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Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Dedication
- PART ONE - The Columbus OF Eternity
- PART TWO - The Mandala IN THE Clouds
- PART THREE - A Blue Hand
- EPILOGUE
- NOTES
- About the Author
- Acknowledgements
- PHOTO CAPTIONS AND CREDITS
