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Bohemia: Where Art, Angst, Love, and Strong Coffee Meet
by Herbert Gold
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Simon & Schuster (1993-04)
ISBN: 067176781X
EAN: 9780671767815
Dewy Decimal #: 813.54
Hardcover: 288 pages
SKU: S070523-3313
Condition: Like New
Comments: 1st Edition, 1st printing. Like new book. Like new condition. Ships same day or next in a bubble mailer. Enjoy.
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Product Description
A look back at bohemian life in the 1950s discusses bohemian meccas all over the world--from Paris, to San Francisco, to Tel Aviv--describes such personalities as Burroughs and Ginsberg, and recounts anecdotes of the period. 20,000 first printing. Author tour.
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An enthralling ride thru cosmic bohemia
Rating  (5)
Date: 2000-06-14
3 out of 3 customers found this reveiw helpful
Herbert Gold has provided us with a history of Bohemia. He deals with Greenwich Village, San Francisco, Berkeley and any other place where the Bohemia mentality reigns supreme. This is a grand exploration of great artists, poets, thinkers, anarchists and dreamers. He presents the argument that Bohemia is ultimately a state of mind. You may be in Paris or Chapel Hill or Prague but you can descend into your own private Bohemia. There is discussion of the Beats and hippies, of course, but also of Paris in the twenties. He discusses Israeli bohemain Haim Hefer and French chanteur Serge Gainsbourg. ( I obtained a longtime fondness for Gainsbourg music from curiosity after reading this book. There are many unheralded madmen and women that get their fifteen minutes of fame in this book. It is a thrilling ride through a state of mind that ought to be more prevalent than it is. I felt excited to be alive after reading this book. The exaltation with life intensifies everytime I browse through this book. It goes well with ginseng tea, espresso, whiskey or beer. It is a great companion on bus rides and train ventures and it reads well on the beach. Herbert Gold finally gives due credit to the fine art of lazing around and dreaming away.
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