When I Was Cool: My Life at the Jack Kerouac School

First student of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics, Sam Kashner tells with humor and grace his life with the Beats. But the best story is Kashner himself -- the coming-of-age of a young man in the chaotic world of the very idols he hoped to emulate.

This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.

Author: Sam Kashner
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 02/01/2005
Pages: 318
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.67lbs
Size: 8.14h x 5.46w x 0.88d
ISBN: 9780060005672

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 04/17/2005 pg. 28

About the Author
Kashner, Sam: -

Sam Kashner is the author of four nonfiction books, including the memoir When I Was Cool: My Life at the Jack Kerouac School, and one novel, Sinatraland. He has written extensively for Vanity Fair as a contributing editor.

Nancy Schoenberger is the author of Dangerous Muse: the Life of Lady Caroline Blackwood; Wayne and Ford: the Films, The Friendship, and the Forging of an American Hero; and three prize-winning books of poetry. She teaches at The College of William and Mary where she directs the Creative Writing Program.