The Deportation of the King of May - Allen Ginsberg and the State Security
The Deportation of the King of May - Allen Ginsberg and the State Security
Author(s): Petr Blažek
Subject(s): Cultural history, Studies of Literature, Government/Political systems, Security and defense, Post-War period (1950 - 1989), History of Communism
Published by: Ústav pro studium totalitních režimů
Keywords: Czechoslovakia; Allen Ginsberg; US; Cuba; Prague; 1965; state security; socialism; King of May; communist party;
Summary/Abstract: The U.S. poet Allen Ginsberg flew to Prague for the first time on 18 February 1965, from Cuba. Despite turning up in Czechoslovakia completely unplanned, he made a very deep impression.
Book: Behind the Iron Curtain (2)
- Page Range: 34-47
- Page Count: 14
- Publication Year: 2012
- Language: English
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