Fear of dreaming :the selected poems of Jim Carroll
Main Author: | Carroll, Jim. |
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Format: | Books Print Book |
Language: | English |
Published: |
New York :
Penguin Books,
1993.
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Series: |
Penguin poets
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Physical Description: |
xii, 273 p. : port. ; 22 cm. |
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ISBN: |
0140586954 |
Author Notes: |
He is best known for The Basketball Diaries, the journal he kept during high school and published in 1978. In 1995, it was adapted into a movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio. His other works include 4 Ups and 1 Down; Living at the Movies; Forced Entries: The Downtown Diaries, 1971-1973; The Book of Nods; Fear of Dreaming; and Void of Course, 1994-1997. In the late 1970's, he formed the Jim Carroll Band. Their albums include Catholic Boy (1980), Dry Dreams (1982) and I Write Your Name (1984). He also wrote lyrics for Blue Oyster Cult and Boz Scaggs. He died from a heart attack on September 11, 2009 at the age of 60. (Bowker Author Biography) |