Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg: the Letters

New York: Viking, 2010. First edition, first printing (full number line). xxvii, 500 pages; 24 cm; index; bibliographical references; index. Fine in near fine jacket with some very mild edge wear and now housed in an archival mylar seleve. . Hardcover. ISBN: 9780670021949

"The first collection of letters between the two leading figures of the Beat movement. Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg are the most celebrated names of the Beat Generation, linked together not only by their shared artistic sensibility but also by a deep and abiding friendship, one that colored their lives and greatly influenced their writing. Editors Bill Morgan and David Stanford shed new light on this intimate and influential friendship in this fascinating exchange of letters, two thirds of which have never been published before. Commencing in 1944 while Ginsberg was a student at Columbia University and continuing until shortly before Kerouac's death in 1969, the two hundred letters included in this book provide profound insight into their lives and their writing. While not always in agreement, Ginsberg and Kerouac inspired each other spiritually and creatively, and their letters became a vital workshop for their art.--From publisher description. Authors, American -- 20th century -- Correspondence. Beats (Persons) Authors, American. Beats (Persons) American authors -- Correspondence. Beat generation. LITERARY COLLECTIONS / Letters^LITERARY COLLECTIONS / American / General. Named Person: Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969 -- Correspondence. Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 -- Correspondence. Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997. Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969. Ginsberg, Allen 1926-1997 Kerouac, Jack 1922-1969 Kerouac, Jack, 1922-1969 -- Correspondence. Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997 -- Correspondence. Genre/Form: Autobiographies. Personal correspondence. Autobiographies. Galley proofs (Printing) -- United States -- 21st century. Time: 1900-1999 Note(s): Includes index./ Includes bibliographical references and index.