The Herbert Huncke reader
By: edited by Benjamin G. Schafer ; foreword by William S. Burroughs ; introduction by Raymond Foye.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Morrow
Published: 1997
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 374
Subjects: Beat generation -- Literary collections.
Description: Herbert Huncke's most enduring contribution to the Beat Generation was not his use of drugs or his easy attitude toward the law. What most captivated the Beats was his extraordinary ability to relate his life story in pared-down, unaffected prose. It inspired them to create a new type of literature, free of constraint and self-consciousness.

Huncke's work is a vital part of Beat literature, but until now it has remained relatively unknown. The Herbert Huncke Reader includes the full texts of Huncke's long-out-of-print classics Huncke's Journal and The Evening Sun Turned Crimson, excerpts from his autobiography, Guilty of Everything, and a wide selection from his unpublished letters and diaries.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 372-374).