| A Blue Hand: The Tragicomic, Mind-Altering Odyssey of Allen Ginsberg, a Holy Fool, a Lost Muse, a Dharma Bum, and His Prickly Bride Contributor(s): Baker, Deb (Author) |
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ISBN: 0143114832 ISBN-13: 9780143114833 Publisher: Penguin Books OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2009 Annotation: Baker presents a literary exploration of the Beats' encounter with India in the 1960s, a journey--led by Allen Ginsberg--that inspired and influenced generations of Americans and Indians alike. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures - Travel | Asia - India & South Asia - History | Social History |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5" W x 8.2" (0.45 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Indian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In this engrossing new piece of Beat history, Pulitzer Prize finalist Deborah Baker takes us back to the moment when America's edgiest writers looked to India for answers as India looked to the West. It was 1961 when Allen Ginsberg left New York by boat for Bombay, where he hoped to meet poets Gary Snyder and Joanne Kyger. Baker follows Ginsberg and his companions as they travel from ashram to opium den. Exposing an overlooked chapter of the literary past, A Blue Hand will delight all those who continue to cherish the frenzied creativity of the Beats. |