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.
When I Was Cool: My Life at the Jack Kerouac School
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Author(s)Sam Kashner
PublisherHarper Perennial
ISBN / ASIN006000567X
ISBN-139780060005672
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Sales Rank700,676
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸