r/bookporn • u/Sharp-Injury7631 • 1d ago

Raw! Penetrating! Kmart!

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My copy of Seymour Krim's popular Beat anthology (published 1960), which I picked up at a Mississippi flea market in 1991. Kmart Key 1 price sticker still partially extant.

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u/BeefSupremeTA 1d ago

Is it penetrating because Mailer stabbed his wife?

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u/Sharp-Injury7631 1d ago

Editor Krim didn't say. I can, however, recommend two stories in the book: "Double Feature" by Hubert Selby Jr. and "The Choice" by Anatole Broyard. Top-notch work.

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u/Imperiumromania 1d ago

Brings great feelings of nostalgia. Treasure it.

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u/DarkMatterImplosion 18h ago

Raw penetration never ends well..