Minor Characters
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Minor Characters: A Beat Memoir (1987) is a memoir by Joyce Johnson
documenting her time and affair with Jack Kerouac
providing a very intimate biography of sorts for the man, along with commentary on Allen Ginsberg
, among others. The book also tells the story of women of the Beat generation
, the "minor characters" of its title.
The book won a National Book Critics Circle Award
.
Joyce Johnson
Joyce Johnson is an American author of fiction and nonfiction who won a National Book Critics Circle Award for her memoir Minor Characters about her relationship with Jack Kerouac.-Personal life:...
documenting her time and affair with Jack Kerouac
Jack Kerouac
Jean-Louis "Jack" Lebris de Kerouac was an American novelist and poet. He is considered a literary iconoclast and, alongside William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg, a pioneer of the Beat Generation. Kerouac is recognized for his spontaneous method of writing, covering topics such as Catholic...
providing a very intimate biography of sorts for the man, along with commentary on Allen Ginsberg
Allen Ginsberg
Irwin Allen Ginsberg was an American poet and one of the leading figures of the Beat Generation in the 1950s. He vigorously opposed militarism, materialism and sexual repression...
, among others. The book also tells the story of women of the Beat generation
Beat generation
The Beat Generation refers to a group of American post-WWII writers who came to prominence in the 1950s, as well as the cultural phenomena that they both documented and inspired...
, the "minor characters" of its title.
The book won a National Book Critics Circle Award
National Book Critics Circle Award
The National Book Critics Circle Award is an annual award given by the National Book Critics Circle to promote the finest books and reviews published in English....
.