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The Beat Hotel: Ginsberg, Burroughs, and Corso in Paris, 1957-1963 / Miles, Barry ; Ginsberg A ; Burroughs WS ; Corso G ; Orlovsky P ; Kerouac J ; Gysin B ; Chopin H ; Heidsieck B ; Lebel JJ ; Norse H., 2000

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Identifier: CC-35585-37329

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Scope and Contents

The Beat Hotel on 9 rue Git-le-Coeur in Paris, was the residence of the Beat writers during the years 1957 to 1963. It was here that Ginsberg wrote Kaddish, Gysin discovered the cut-up method and Dream Machine, Burroughs completed and published Naked Lunch, and Corso wrote the Bomb. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Dates

  • Creation: 2000

Creator

Extent

0 See container summary (1 hard cover book (294 pages) in dust jacket) ; 23.5 x 16 x 2.5 cm

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Physical Location

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Custodial History

The Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry, on loan from Ruth and Marvin A. Sackner and the Sackner Family Partnership.

General

Published: New York : Grove Press. Nationality of creator: American. General: Added by: RED; updated by: MARVIN.

Repository Details

Part of the The Ruth and Marvin Sackner Archive of Concrete and Visual Poetry Repository

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