Television Was a Baby Crawling Toward That Deathchamber

Name: Television Was a Baby Crawling Toward That Deathchamber
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By Allen Ginsberg

Series: Penguin Modern

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Television Was a Baby Crawling Toward That Deathchamber by Allen Ginsberg delves into a collection of incisive essays and reflections on post-war America, drawing on Ginsberg's observations about society and culture. Through his characteristic poetic lens, he critiques the influences of mass media and consumerism, offering a vivid commentary on the shifting cultural landscape of the time. The book combines Ginsberg's philosophical musings with his signature avant-garde style, contributing to the broader conversation on art and societal change.
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Television Was a Baby Crawling Toward That Deathchamber

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Television Was a Baby Crawling Toward That Deathchamber

'Wives in the avocados, babies in the tomatoes! - and you, Garcia Lorca, what were you doing by the watermelons?'

Profane and prophetic verses about sex, death, revolution and America by the great icon of Beat poetry.

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780241337622

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 22 February 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Classics

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 7.0mm

Width: 110.0mm

Height: 160.0mm

Weight: 46g

Pages: 64

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About the Author

Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) was an American poet, best known for his iconic Howl, one of the most widely read and translated poems of the century. He was inducted into the American Academy of Arts and Letters, was awarded the medal of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Minister of Culture, and won the National Book Award for The Fall of America.