About the book
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
'I saw you, Walt Whitman, childless, lonely old grubber, poking among the meats in the refrigerator and eyeing the grocery boys'
Allen Ginsberg's poetry fomented a social and political revolution, and with its rawness and spontaneity changed the course of the American lyric. To read his profane and prophetic verses, about sex, death and America, as well as the humour of his humiliations and self-transformations, is to stretch consciousness and grasp an entire era.
Editions of Sunflower Sutra
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780241752180
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90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
'I saw you, Walt Whitman, childless, lonely old grubber, poking among the meats in the refrigerator and eyeing the grocery boys'
Allen Ginsberg's poetry fomented a social and political revolution, and with its rawness and spontaneity changed the course of the American lyric. To read his profane and prophetic verses, about sex, death and America, as well as the humour of his humiliations and self-transformations, is to stretch consciousness and grasp an entire era.
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What is Sunflower Sutra about?
90 classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books
'I saw you, Walt Whitman, childless, lonely old grubber, poking among the meats in the refrigerator and eyeing the grocery boys'
Allen Ginsberg's poetry fomented a social and political revolution, and with its rawness and spontaneity changed the course of the American lyric. To read his profane and prophetic verses, about sex, death and America, as well as the humour of his humiliations and self-transformations, is to stretch consciousness and grasp an entire era.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Sunflower Sutra?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Poetry / Poems > Modern and contemporary poetry / poems
Where can I read a sample of Sunflower Sutra?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780241752180
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Sunflower Sutra?
Allen Ginsberg
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Sunflower Sutra is available as paperback(ISBN 9780241752180)
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