American hipster
Subtitle: a life of Herbert Huncke: the Times Square hustler who inspired the Beat movement
By: Hilary Holladay
Edition: 1st Magnus ed.
Publisher: Magnus Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 347
ISBN-13: 9781936833214
Subjects: Drug addicts; Male prostitutes; Biography; Beats (Persons)
Other titles: Life of Herbert Huncke
Description: "American Hipster tells the tale of a New York sex worker and heroin addict whose unrepentant deviance caught the imagination of Beat writers Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs. Teetering between exhaustion and existential despair, Huncke often said 'I'm beat, man.' His line gave Kerouac the label for a down-at-the heels generation seeking spiritual sustenance as well as 'kicks' in post-war America" -- P.[4] pf cover.