The Basketball Diaries
the classic about growing up hip on new york's mean streets
$34.21
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
7 July 1987
Summary
The Basketball Diaries: A Descent into Teenage Rebellion
The urban classic coming-of-age story about sex, drugs, and basketball
Jim Carroll grew up to become a renowned poet and punk rocker. But in this memoir of the mid-1960s, set during his coming-of-age from 12 to 15, he was a rebellious teenager making a place and a name for himself on the unforgiving streets of New York City. During these years, he chronicled his experiences, and the result is a diary o…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780140100181 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0140100180 |
| Author: | Jim Carroll |
| Publisher: | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Imprint: | Penguin USA |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 7 July 1987 |
| Weight: | 180g |
| Dimensions: | 19mm x 12mm x 194mm |
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Critics Review
“His terse wit, with its archly contrived navet, transforms The Basketball Diaries, a tale of teenage rebellion, into a contemporary classic.”- -Newsweek
“Filled with a kind of vitality… a remarkable account of New York City’s lower depths.” –New York Times“His terse wit, with its archly contrived naïveté, transforms The Basketball Diaries, a tale of teenage rebellion, into a contemporary classic.”- -Newsweek “A generational hit.” –Esquire
About The Author
Jim Carroll
Jim Carroll’s bestselling memoir The Basketball Diaries was first released in 1978 and adapted as a film in 1995. Carroll’s work includes several collections of poetry as well as a second memoir, Forces Entries: The Downtown Diaries 1971-1973. As the leader of The Jim Carroll Band he released three albums as well as several spoken word recordings. He died in New York City on September 11, 2009.
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