When I Was Cool

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.

First sentence: I wanted to be in the picture.

Year

2004

Language

English

Publisher

Harper Perennial

Editions

12

Pages

368

ISBN

9780060005672

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