num_pages: 264
description: A biography last published in 1983, in which Joyce Johnson reveals her experiences in downtown New York in the 50s, including her relationship with Jack Kerouac, her involvment in the beatnik scene and her struggle to gain respect and independence in a city still restricted by post-war conformity.
language: English
title: Minor Characters
titlecomplete: Minor Characters
characters: Jack Kerouac, Joyce Johnson
genres: Literature, History, Feminism, Womens, Biography, Memoir, New York, Biography Memoir, Poetry, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 2423
places: New York City, New York
awards: awardedAt: 410256000000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Biography/Autobiography
publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd