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The Journal of Albion Moonlight Paperback – February 28, 2017

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An unforgettable, apocalyptic novel from a distinctly American prophet

Inspired by one of the finest lyrics in the English language, the anonymous, pre-Shakespearean “Tom o’Bedlam” (“By a knight of ghosts and shadows / I summoned am to tourney / Ten leagues beyond the wide world’s end / Methinks it is no journey…”), Kenneth Patchen sets off on an allegorical journey to the furthest limits of love and murder, madness and sex. While on this disordered pilgrimage to H. Roivas (Heavenly Savior), various characters offer deranged responses, conveying an otherworldly, imaginative madness. A chronicle of violent fury and compassion, written when Surrealism was still vigorous and doing battle with psychotic “reality,” The Journal of Albion Moonlight is an American monument to engagement.
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    320 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    New Directions
  4. Publication date
    February 28, 2017
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.9 x 9.1 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    9780811222051
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0811222051
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"More than seventy years on from its first publication, The Journal of Albion Moonlight remains as revolutionary and as pertinent as ever."
― Ian Seed, PN Review

"This novel is quite possibly the book that made the biggest impression on me, ever."
― Michael Berger, The Rumpus

"The Journal of Albion Moonlight is a work of unmistakable genius; in all of English literature it stands alone. Albion Moonlight is the most naked figure of a man I have encountered in all literature."
― Henry Miller

About the Author

Kenneth Patchen (1911-1972) was one of the most prolific American poets of his time. He was born in Niles, Ohio. He attended school at the University of Madison-Wisconsin where he met his wife, Miriam Oikemus. They moved to Greenwich Village and befriended many writers including E.E. Cummings, Anais Nin, and Henry Miller. An accident occurred after his first publication that would eventually leave him an invalid. He and his wife later moved to San Francisco during the early years of the Beat Movement. Many Beat poets would cite Patchen as a major influence. His "experimental protests" in poetry, painting, and prose remain unprecedented. Aside from his many books of poetry, his acclaimed novels, and his concrete visual works, Kenneth Patchen also collaborated with John Cage for the radio-play The City Wears a Slouch Hat, and worked with Charles Mingus developing jazz poetry. Patchen was an unwavering pacifist and many of his works have a political bent. Patchen was the first recipient of an NEA Literary Grant in 1967.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0811222055
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ New Directions; First Paperback Edition (February 28, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 320 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780811222051
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0811222051
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.9 x 9.1 inches
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Salvidali
5.0 out of 5 stars Shades of the 1960's . . .
Reviewed in the United States on June 20, 2013
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I was introduced to The Journal of Albion Moonlight back in the mid-1960's while attending the San Francisco Art Institute - David Zack turned me on to Kenneth Patchen . . . I lost my copy in a reent fire and bought "Moonlight" to rebuild a portion of my library . . . the book is still a good read and brings back memories of the Filmore, Leavenworth Street, Columbus Street and the City Light Bookstore . . . oh yeh . . . and I never saw this book as being anti-war, just a trip . . .
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5.0 out of 5 stars I've always loved Patchen
Reviewed in the United States on July 27, 2016
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It has been almost 50 years since I first read Patchen or rather had him read to me by my hippie chick girl friend, but I thought he was strange and wonderful back then and still think he's strange and wonderful. Add to that 50 years of personal nostalgia and I have an award winning formula for a book worth keeping. It is welcome to my book shelf.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
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5.0 out of 5 stars Book increases in importance and relevance as the years move on
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A combination of Leonard Cohen, James Joyce, and Daniel Berrigan. Sometimes hard to follow .... sometimes hard to put down. I've been reading this book n and off for about 40 years. Give it a try and see where you end up. It's the most accurate picture of the human condition that I've ever read.
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dennis barnett
5.0 out of 5 stars Crazy and Great. A Long Poem!!!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2013
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No one keeps surprising a reader like Patchen. His unrelenting passion for humanity and his intractable gaze on those who contribute to its demise is on every page. Some of the spirit of the times - a bit sexist in places - doesn't detract from his overall message. This is a classic and is long overdue greater attention.
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S. R.
5.0 out of 5 stars Lay me to sleep
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2011
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The most surreal thing ever written. And I use surreal in the very real sense of the word, not the new pop use. If you are interested in a conscious transfusion that will cause you to see your minutes a little less than normal, try to read this. It's thick, but enebriating.
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5.0 out of 5 stars It was over my head, but then I stood on my toes
Reviewed in the United States on January 14, 2015
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I had to read it about five times before I really appreciated it ... a bit gruesome, darkly funny, wistful.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
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Black Glove
4.0 out of 5 stars Don't write in moonlight, for the words may come out real
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 23, 2022
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It starts out as a sort of survivalist travelogue/pilgrimage through apocalyptic terrain, then the author interferes - gains dominance, and what was the narrative descends/ascends with angsty/heartfelt/fervent delving into the foibles of human nature and the limits of the imagination. Intense, reckless, strange, nauseating, poetic. Heavenly and Hellish - for both Albion and the reader.
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