{"product_id":"autobiographical-novel-pa-9780811211796","title":"Autobiographical Novel Pa","description":"When the poet Kenneth Rexroth died in 1982, he left behind a sequel to \u003cem\u003eAn Autobiographical Novel\u003c\/em\u003e (1966). His published memoir--all 365 pages of it--stopped at 1927, when the twenty-two-year-old writer and his first wife, Andrée, were about to settle in California. Now revised and expanded, \u003cem\u003eAn Autobiographical Novel\u003c\/em\u003e includes reminiscences that cover another twenty years of literary life and two more marriages. Linda Hamalian, author of \u003cem\u003eA Life of Kenneth Rexroth\u003c\/em\u003e (W. W. Norton, 1991), sifted through more than 300 pages of raw tape transcriptions. Weighing fact against fictions (Rexroth loved a tall tale and relished gossip), Hamalian has prepared a valuable index that identifies obscure allusions and the real people who figured in Rexroth's emotionally tumultuous life. \"It adds up to a very good read,\" she says. \"I am willing to bet a nice chunk of money that readers will wish Rexroth had been able to go on and on loosening his talk-tapes.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRexroth, Kenneth:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Poet-essayist \u003cstrong\u003eKenneth Rexroth\u003c\/strong\u003e (1905-1982) was a high-school dropout, disillusioned ex-Communist, pacifist, anarchist, rock-climber, critic and translator, mentor, Catholic-Buddhist spiritualist and a prominent figure of San Francisco's Beat scene. He is regarded as a central figure of the San Francisco Renaissance and is among the first American poets to explore traditional Japanese forms such as the haiku.","brand":"New Directions Publishing Corporation","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50328661590290,"sku":"9780811211796","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_a8fb0f75-1da3-4eac-ac8b-5ca2f60ef351.jpg?v=1727747159","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/autobiographical-novel-pa-9780811211796","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}