Little boy / Lawrence Ferlinghetti.
| Author/creator | Ferlinghetti, Lawrence author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication | New York : Doubleday, [2019] |
| Description | 179 pages ; 20 cm |
| Subjects |
| Cover title | Little boy : a novel |
| Abstract | The novel, titled "Little Boy," fuses elements of autobiography, literary criticism, poetry and philosophy, in a headlong, often stream-of-consciousness style. "It's not a memoir, it's an imaginary me," Mr. Ferlinghetti said in a phone interview. "It's an experimental novel, let's put it that way." -- New York Times, Alexandra Alter, "At 99, the Poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti Has a New Novel," June 6, 2018. |
| Abstract | In this unapologetically unclassifiable work Lawrence Ferlinghetti lets loose an exhilarating rush of language to craft what might be termed a closing statement about his highly significant and productive 99 years on this planet. The "Little Boy" of the title is Ferlinghetti himself as a child, shuffled from his overburdened mother to his French aunt to foster childhood with a rich Bronxville family. Service in World War Two (including the D-Day landing), graduate work, and a scholar gypsy's vagabond life in Paris followed. These biographical reminiscences are interweaved with Allen Ginsberg-esque high energy bursts of raw emotion, rumination, reflection, reminiscence and prognostication on what we may face as a species on Planet Earth in the future. |
| Genre/form | Autobiographies. |
| Genre/form | Biography. |
| Genre/form | Autobiographies. |
| LCCN | 2018027160 |
| ISBN | 9780385544788 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0385544782 hardcover |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | PS3511 .E557 Z46 2019 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |