Iron Curtain journals : January-May 1965 / Allen Ginsberg ; edited by Michael Schumacher.
| Author/creator | Ginsberg, Allen author. |
| Other author | Schumacher, Michael, 1950- editor, writer of introduction. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2018] |
| Description | xvii, 368 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Cuba -- Czechoslovakia and the Soviet Union -- Poland -- Czechoslovakia and England. |
| Abstract | "In 1965, Ginsberg travels to Cuba, where ignoring all advice, he behaves in his usual wonderfully provocative way and is deported under armed guard to, of all places, Prague. This leads to a remarkable and moving journey through the Iron Curtain countries, to Russia (the land of his heritage), to Poland and the Warsaw ghetto and to Auschwitz. When he returns to Prague, he runs afoul of the government when local students crown him "The King of May" and tour him around in a flatbed truck. He's beaten in the streets a few days later, arrested, and deported yet again: this time to swinging England, where he hangs out with Bob Dylan, meets the Beatles, and helps stage a massive international poetry reading at the Royal Albert Hall (where William S. Burroughs is piped in long distance over the P.A.)"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographic references. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997, author. Iron Curtain journals Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2018] 9781452957975 |
| Genre/form | Diaries. |
| LCCN | 2018016684 |
| ISBN | 9780816699599 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 0816699593 hardcover ; alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 9780816699605 paperback ; alkaline paper |
| ISBN | 0816699607 paperback ; alkaline paper |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PS3513 .I74 Z46 2018 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |