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How I Became Hettie Jones - (Paperback) - 1 of 1

How I Became Hettie Jones - (Paperback)

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  • Greenwich Village in the 1950s was a haven to which young poets, painters, and jazz musicians flocked.
  • Author(s): Hettie Jones
  • 256 Pages
  • Biography + Autobiography, Historical

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About the Book



Hettie Jones presents an intimate memoir of her life--from her middle-class Jewish family in Queens to her marriage to the controversial black poet LeRoi Jones and her search for her own artistic voice. Infused with the passion of the late 1950s and early 1960s, this memoir is a deeply moving look at the spirit of the artist and the birth of an era.



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Greenwich Village in the 1950s was a haven to which young poets, painters, and jazz musicians flocked. Among them was Hettie Cohen, who'd been born into a middle-class Jewish family in Queens and who'd chosen to cross racial barriers to marry the controversial black poet LeRoi Jones. Theirs was a bohemian life in the awakening East Village of underground publishing and jazz lofts, through which drifted such icons of the generation as Allen Ginsberg, Thelonious Monk, Jack Kerouac, Frank O'Hara, Billie Holiday, James Baldwin, and Franz Kline.
Dimensions (Overall): 8.26 Inches (H) x 5.52 Inches (W) x .67 Inches (D)
Weight: .65 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 256
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Historical
Publisher: Grove Press
Format: Paperback
Author: Hettie Jones
Language: English
Street Date: December 6, 1996
TCIN: 83226765
UPC: 9780802134967
Item Number (DPCI): 247-50-7046
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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