Greenwich Village in the 1950s was a haven to which young poets, painters, and jazz musicians flocked. Among them was Hettie Cohen, who'd been born into a middle-class Jewish family in Queens and who'd chosen to cross racial barriers to marry the controversial black poet LeRoi Jones. Theirs was a bohemian life in the awakening East Village of underground publishing and jazz lofts, through which drifted such icons of the generation as Allen Ginsberg, Thelonious Monk, Jack Kerouac, Frank O'Hara, Billie Holiday, James Baldwin, and Franz Kline.
Le informazioni nella sezione "Riassunto" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
Hettie Jones presents an intimate memoir of her life--from her middle-class Jewish family in Queens to her marriage to the controversial black poet LeRoi Jones and her search for her own artistic voice. Infused with the passion of the late 1950s and early 1960s, this memoir is a deeply moving look at the spirit of the artist and the birth of an era.
Le informazioni nella sezione "Su questo libro" possono far riferimento a edizioni diverse di questo titolo.
Spese di spedizione:
EUR 3,13
In U.S.A.
Spese di spedizione:
GRATIS
In U.S.A.
Da: Ashcrest Books, Bothell, WA, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Memoir set in Greenwich Village in the 1950s. Codice articolo 008860
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Da: Seattle Goodwill, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Condizione: Good. May have some shelf-wear due to normal use. Your purchase funds free job training and education in the greater Seattle area. Thank you for supporting Goodwills nonprofit mission!. Codice articolo 0KVOTW00FN2Z_ns
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Da: Chequamegon Books, Washburn, WI, U.S.A.
Paperback. Condizione: Near Fine. Greenwich Village in the 1950s Beats, poets jazz 239 pages; 5 1/2 x 8 1/4 ". Codice articolo 50499
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Da: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Regno Unito
Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo GOR005992018
Quantità: 3 disponibili
Da: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Condizione: Good. Book is in Used-Good condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain limited notes and highlighting. 0.65. Codice articolo 0802134963-2-4
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Da: Book Deals, Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.
Condizione: Fair. Acceptable/Fair condition. Book is worn, but the pages are complete, and the text is legible. Has wear to binding and pages, may be ex-library. 0.65. Codice articolo 353-0802134963-acp
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Da: Books Unplugged, Amherst, NY, U.S.A.
Condizione: Good. Buy with confidence! Book is in good condition with minor wear to the pages, binding, and minor marks within 0.65. Codice articolo bk0802134963xvz189zvxgdd
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Da: GF Books, Inc., Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.
Condizione: Very Good. Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 0.65. Codice articolo 0802134963-2-3
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Da: Jake's Place Books, Clarksville, TN, U.S.A.
Softcover. Condizione: Very Good. Very good condition. Some minor shelf wear and, oddly, a small hole in first page (at bottom); spine tight, pages clean. Codice articolo 4007
Quantità: 1 disponibili
Da: BargainBookStores, Grand Rapids, MI, U.S.A.
Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. How I Became Hettie Jones 0.65. Book. Codice articolo BBS-9780802134967
Quantità: 5 disponibili