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When I Was Cool : My Life at the Jack Kerouac School - Sam Kashner

When I Was Cool

My Life at the Jack Kerouac School

By: Sam Kashner

Paperback | 1 February 2005

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318 Pages

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20.32 x 13.34 x 2.54

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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.

Industry Reviews

"A memoir worth some howling."--Entertainment Weekly
"Witty and warm grace notes to the cool history of the Beats."--Kirkus Reviews
[Kashner's] memoir is about enlightenment, the kind that comes from looking back with compassion but with eyes wide open--Booklist
"Engaging [and] illuminating."--San Francisco Chronicle

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