
When I Was Cool: My Life at the Jack Kerouac School – A Humorous Coming-of-Age Story from the First Student of the Beats
by Sam Kashner
About this book
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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