Mania

The Story of the Outraged and Outrageous Lives That Launched a Cultural Revolution

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Pub Date 01 Mar 2013 | Archive Date 24 Jul 2013
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Description

By the time Lucien Carr stabbed David Kammerer to death on the banks of the Hudson River in 1944, it was clear that the hard-partying teenage companion to Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs might need to reevaluate his life. A two-year stint in a reformatory straightened out the wayward youth but did little to curb the wild ways of his friends.

MANIA tells the story of this remarkable group—who strained against the conformity of postwar America, experimented with drink, drugs, sex, jazz, and literature, and yearned to be heard, to remake art and society in their own libertine image. What is more remarkable than the manic lives they led is that they succeeded—reshaping their own generation and inspiring those that followed. From the breakthrough success of Kerouac's On the Road to the controversy and trial over Ginsberg's Howl, the
counterculture was about to go mainstream for the first time, and America would never be the same again.

Ronald Collins and David Skover—authors of the highly acclaimed The Trials of Lenny Bruce—bring the stories of these artists, hipsters, hustlers, and maniacs to life in a dramatic, fast-paced, and often darkly comic narrative.

By the time Lucien Carr stabbed David Kammerer to death on the banks of the Hudson River in 1944, it was clear that the hard-partying teenage companion to Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S...


Advance Praise

"Collins and Skover offer a vivid retelling...those in search of a good
story and the raw, compelling 'feel' for the mindset and actions of the
Beats will be rewarded....The madcap, savage world of the Beats is laid
out in spades." —Publishers Weekly

"A balanced history—sometimes admiring, sometimes blistering—of
the writers who fractured the glass capsule of literary conformity."
—Kirkus Reviews

"Collins and Skover offer a vivid retelling...those in search of a good
story and the raw, compelling 'feel' for the mindset and actions of the
Beats will be rewarded....The madcap, savage world of the...


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Available Editions

EDITION Hardcover
ISBN 9781938938023
PRICE $26.00 (USD)

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