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The Book of Martyrdom and Artifice: First Journals and Poems 1937-1952

The Book of Martyrdom and Artifice Allen Ginsberg kept journals throughout his entire life, beginning at the age of 11. The journals detail the inner thoughts of the awkward boy from New Jersey, who would become the major poet and spokesperson of the literary phenomenon called the Beat Generation. This work covers the important and formative years of Ginsberg's storied life. Full description

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