Go: A Novel by John Clellon Holmes
Published 5 years before On the Road and a candid and perceptive roman à clef of the adventures of Jack Kerouac, Ginsberg, and Neal Cassady before they became literary icons. A book that results in an indispensable portrait of the Beat generation.
Go: A Novel by John Clellon Holmes
First trade paperback printing in this edition
Condition: Near fine, light edge and corner wear, very light wear at spine.
Publishing Info: Thunder's Mouth Press, New York, 1988
ISBN: 9780938410607
Published 5 years before On the Road, this candid and perceptive roman à clef chronicles the adventures of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and Neal Cassady before they became literary icons. In dive bars and all-night diners, cabs racing across Manhattan and squalid apartments sticky with "tea" smoke, these would-be artists pursue the ecstatic experiences that shape their work and satisfy their restless desire to live beyond the limits of convention.
At the heart of Go is Paul Hobbes, the alter ego of John Clellon Holmes. An aspiring novelist who shares the same creative interests as his friends, Paul frequently participates in their reckless, self-indulgent behavior. Yet his innate solemnness makes him an outsider, as does his commitment to his marriage. As Paul seeks to strike the right balance between experimentation and orthodoxy, freedom and obligation, he casts a discerning eye on his peers. The result is a thrilling and indispensable portrait of the Beat movement before it took America by storm.More fiction for sale at shop books
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