Allen Ginsberg (19261997) kept a journal his entire life, beginning at the age of eleven. In these first journals the most important and formative years of the poets storied life are captured, his inner thoughts detailed in what the San Francisco Chronicle calls a vivid firstperson account...Ginsbergs unmistakable voice coming into its own for the first time. Ginsbergs journalsso candid he insisted they be published only after his deathdocument his complex, fascinating relationships with such figures of Beat lore as Jack Kerouac and William S. Burroughs, and reveal a growing selfawareness about himself, his sexuality, and his identity as a poet. Illustrated with neverbeforeseen photos and bolstered by an appendix of his earliest poems, The Book of Martyrdom and Artifice is a major literary event.

Binding: Paperback;546 pages; Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA; Classification: DCF; Weight: 900 g; Dimensions: 229 x 151 x 39

Something not quite right? You have 21 days from the day you receive it, to send something back.

Please note, we cannot offer refunds on fashion face masks, cosmetics, pierced jewellery, adult toys, and swimwear or lingerie if the hygiene seal is not in place or has been broken.

Items of footwear and/or clothing must be unworn and unwashed with the original labels attached. Also, footwear must be tried on indoors. Items of homeware including bedlinen, mattresses, and toppers, and pillows must be unused and in their original unopened packaging. This does not affect your statutory rights.

Click here to view our full Returns Policy.