Download or read book The Herbert Huncke Reader written by Herbert Huncke and published by William Morrow. This book was released on 1997 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Herbert Huncke was the original Beat. A hustler, carny, addict, petty thief, street philosopher and chronicler of the demimonde, he was the archetype on which a generation modeled itself. In the 1940s, Huncke befriended the young William Burroughs, Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, guiding them through New York's underground. Huncke's work is a vital part of Beat literature, but until now has remained relatively unknown. This volume includes the full texts of Huncke's long out-of-print classics, excerpts from his autobiography, and a wide selection from his unpublished letters and diaries. 16-page photo insert.