Bøger af John Clellon Holmes

The Horn is a compelling novel by John Clellon Holmes that delves into the world of jazz music. The story follows the life of a talented trumpet player named Eddie who is determined to make it big in the jazz scene. Through his journey, the reader is taken on a vivid and authentic journey through the vibrant jazz clubs of New York City and the struggles and triumphs of the musicians who perform there.The novel is an honest portrayal of the jazz world, with its intense competition, racial tensions, and the pressures of success. It also explores the complex relationships between musicians, their families, and their lovers, as they navigate the highs and lows of their careers.Holmes, who was himself a jazz enthusiast, brings his knowledge and passion for the music to the pages of this novel. The language is rich and evocative, capturing the rhythms and sounds of jazz and immersing the reader in its world.Overall, The Horn is a powerful and authentic novel that offers a unique insight into the world of jazz and the people who make it. It is a must-read for anyone who loves music, art, and the human experience.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

On the July 4th weekend of 1948, John Clellon Holmes (1926-1988) met Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) in New York City for the first time, and the two became lifelong friends. As a young, ambitious novelist, Holmes knew Kerouac as a mentor and comrade in a literary movement eventually known as the Beat Generation. They shared New England roots and shared the same birthday (March 12; Kerouac born in 1922, Holmes in 1926). They were characters in each other's novels, and they fed each other encouragement over the years through letters and get-togethers at Holmes's home in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, until Kerouac's untimely death at age 47, on October 21,1969.In four essays first published under one cover by Limberlost Press in 1985, Holmes writes about the influence of their common New England roots ("Rocks in Our Beds"), about his genuine friendship with Kerouac ("The Great Rememberer"), about going to Kerouac's funeral with poets Allen Ginsberg and Gergory Corso ("Gone in October"), and about atttending the 1982 Naropa Institute 25th anniversary celebration of the 1957 publication of On the Road as a last hurrah.This new edition of Gone in October comprises a deeply heart-felt remebrance of literary friendship and personal loss, reprinted with permission of the Estate of John Clellon Holmes in honor of the Jack Kerouac centennial in 2022.

The novel that launched the beat generation's literary legacy describes the world of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and Neal Cassady. Published two months before Kerouac began ON THE ROAD, GO is the first and most accurate chronicle of the private lives the Beats lived before they became public figures. In lucid fictional prose designed to capture the events, emptions and essence of his experience, Holmes describes an individualistic post-World II New York where crime is celebrated, writing is revered, and parties, booze, discussions, drugs and sex punctuate life.