Meet alexander trocchi, junk philosopher junk philosophy. What are the hidden truths under the allegory of cain and abel. Trocchi was then deep in the throes of heroin addiction. The customer, mesmerised, would buy, thinking them unique parts of an original manuscript, at an extortionate price. There are a lot of things, but one thing is the capacity of introverts to sit still by themselves and be quiet, to concentrate.
The junky genius of alexander trocchi books the guardian. Trocchi, alexander, seaver, richard, marcus, greil. His wife lyn prostituted herself on the streets of the lower east side. Written in america while trocchi was working on a scow on the hudson river, cains book is an extraordinary autobiographical account about a junkys life.
Buy cains book by alexander trocchi from waterstones today. A short film about alexander trocchi excerpt from cains film. Susan cain is the new york times bestselling author of quiet. The back of my copy has a blurb that says all the egomaniac vitality of the early henry miller, but miller was far more joyous and trocchi a straight and narrow nihilist. Understanding and teaching reading comprehension by oakhill, jane at. For the next quarter century trocchi pursued a thousand schemes for a little money, a little notoriety, living off the question of what might have been. Like christopher marlowe in doctor faustus or herman melville in moby dick, hes mapping a whole cosmogony, intuiting his way towards an understanding of a social, po. Banned books part 2 cains book by alexander trocchi youtube. A life in pieces meet mark renton, junk philosopher alexander trocchi, man at leisure scotsalec. Documentary on alexander trocchi 1925 84, scottish born writer, poet, translator and author of young adam and cains book. Clark, the fourierist utopia of raoul vaneigem, rene vienets earthy situationist cinema, gianfranco sangunettis pranking of the italian ruling class, alicebecker hos account of the anonymous language of the romany. He had no lasting illusions about great literary art and. The american character in shadow, is the least satisfying part of this book. Aug 04, 2014 cains book was celebrated upon publication in 1960 in new york, banned and burned in great britain in 1963 as likely to corrupt and deprave.
His acclaimed series is one of the most personal and well rounded resources of useful information on keeping your body in tiptop shape. Alexander trocchis most popular book is young adam. Sites like sparknotes with a cains book study guide or cliff notes. Written in america while trocchi was working on a scow on the hudson river, cains book is an extraordinary autobiographical account about a junkys life, and an honest, raunchy, eyeopening trip through hell. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over.
Alexander trocchi was a scottish novelist, who was born in glasgow in 1925 as the son of an italian father and died in london on april 15, 1984. I remember reading cain s book in my early twenties and being struck by an almost visceral awareness the same kind of sensation you get when reading joyce or burroughs for the first time that this was momentous, important stuff. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. A roman a clef, it details the life of joe necchi, a heroin addict and writer, who is living and working on a scow on the hudson river in new york. If the experience of heroin, of the fix, is central to cains book, both its destructive force and the possibilities it holds for creativity are recognized and accepted without apology. He was an editor of the literary journal merlin, which published works by eugene ionesco, samuel beckett, jeanpaul sartre, and others. Journal of irish and scottish studies university of aberdeen.
Reading development and difficulties is a comprehensive and balanced introduction to the development of the two core aspects of reading. Cain brought an offering from the crops that he had grown. Her wonderful ted talk on the subject has nearly 5 million views. I remember reading cains book in my early twenties and being struck by an almost visceral awareness the same kind of sensation you get when reading joyce or burroughs for the first time that this was momentous, important stuff. Jun 21, 2010 reading development and difficulties is a comprehensive and balanced introduction to the development of the two core aspects of reading. He injected himself on camera during a live television debate on drug abuse, despite being on bail at the time.
Despite midcareer pretensions to high literature, james m. Nov 12, 20 wholly communion alexander trocchi reading from cains book at 2. I choose this source because lam esen was a skilled sage renowned for his knowledge of skatsimi mysticism and folklore. Although it would be truthful to say that cain was the first to shed b. Feb 01, 2011 documentary on alexander trocchi 1925 84, scottish born writer, poet, translator and author of young adam and cain s book. Alexander trocchi was one of the seminal beat figures. He resided mainly in paris and new york throughout his life. Cain is an award winning author of several novels, ebooks and articles on self and personal health, fitness and meditation and gay and fetish romance. Cains book kindle edition by trocchi, alexander, marcus.
Cains book kindle edition by trocchi, alexander, marcus, greil, seaver, richard. Follow cains personal memoir of his journey through the learning fields of massage therapies and share in the eccentricities of his many clients. The spectacle of disintegration takes the reader through the critique of political aesthetics of former situationist t. Scottish literature drugs in literature situationism erotic fiction author 1925. Author alexander trocchis muse was drugsbut in this novel, he does not romanticize the source of his inspiration. Cains book finds hidden eddies in the seemingly static water of banal everyday life, and the vistas this book opens up remain hardly explored 50 years on. Norman mailer alexander trocchi was a major figure in cosmopolitan newconsciousness fifties and sixties literature, and cain s book is his signal novel. But trocchi was an independent writer of immense gifts and cain s book, rather than being a downbeat, depressing look at a sordid subject, is quite the reverse. But trocchi was an independent writer of immense gifts and cains book, rather than being a downbeat, depressing look at a sordid subject, is quite the reverse. Cain s book is a 1960 novel by scottish beat writer alexander trocchi. So begins cains book, alexander trocchi s incredible novel of existential dread. Cains book was celebrated upon publication in 1960 in new york, banned and burned in great britain in 1963 as likely to corrupt and deprave. Young adam, its predecessor, is better known, but the latter is. A roman a clef, it details the life of joe necchi, a heroin addict and writer, who is living and.
It is striking that the very first human conceived after expulsion from the garden of eden is a killer. Born in scotland, he made his way in paris and new york, and young adam is one of his most important, isbn 9780802126177 buy the young adam. An encounter with william burroughs at alexander trocchis. In his time, he collected vast stores of knowledge from diverse places, and had a umque genius for distilling the essence of things from a vast array of different sources. This is the journal of joe necchi, a junkie living on a barge that plie. Alexander trocchis pages drift past, monotonous and stark and radiant. Cains book by alexander trocchi nook book ebook barnes.
Alexander trocchi 192584 left glasgow university with the honours of a brilliant philosophy scholar. Adam and eve had two sons cain a farmer and abel a shepherd. Scribd is the worlds largest social reading and publishing site. Alexander trocchi 19251984 was a scottish novelist whose numerous works include cains book. The power of introverts in a world that cant stop talking its one of the best books i read last year and ive posted about it numerous times here, here, here and here. Health and fitness series as a fitness and life coach, r.
Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cains book. Tom cain is the pseudonym of british thriller novelist david thomas. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading cain s book. He is an awardwinning journalist who spent 25 years working for fleet street newspapers as well as major publications in both the uk and us. Cain s book gets 4 stars from me now these days the philosophical rants and wraiths are too neither here nor there for me these days. Probably the most famous novel about drug addiction and the hazards and excitements of an addicts life after burroughs naked lunch, this. Born in scotland, he made his way in paris and new york, and young adam is one of his most important works. Trocchi mined far more poetry out of a peripatetic junkie lifestyle than could ever be expected, and perhaps unsurprisingly, he never published again. This is the personal website for the author and fitness maverick, cain berlinger. Cains book is a 1960 novel by scottish beat writer alexander trocchi.
Cain s book finds hidden eddies in the seemingly static water of banal everyday life, and the vistas this book opens up remain hardly explored 50 years on. Cain s book kindle edition by trocchi, alexander, marcus, greil, seaver, richard. Joe is a drifter who works as a hired hand on a barge traveling the clyde river between glasgow and edinburgh. Dec, 2011 martyn wade, chief executive and national librarian introduces cain s book by scottish beat generation writer alexander trocchi s and looks at some of the reasons why it was banned on. Scottish literature drugs in literature situationism erotic fiction author 1925 alexander trocchi image sourced here biography. Wholly communion alexander trocchi reading from cains book at 2. This story of the first killing is very instructive. Character study of cain and abel linkedin slideshare.
Aug 23, 2007 so begins cain s book, alexander trocchi s incredible novel of existential dread. Cains book summary and analysis like sparknotes free. We know that most really creative people have been those who could tolerate large swaths of time in solitude, because that is such an important ingredient of creativity. This book is sure to release your tension and relieve your stress as you laugh aloud at the many illustrated situations. Also includes sites with a short overview, synopsis, book report, or summary of alexander trocchis cains book. Young adam, its predecessor, is better known, but the latter is the scottish beat s classic. Martyn wade, chief executive and national librarian introduces cains book by scottish beat generation writer alexander trocchis and looks at some of the reasons why it was banned on. Norman mailer alexander trocchi was a major figure in cosmopolitan newconsciousness fifties and sixties literature, and cains book is his signal novel. Trocchi s final and most feted work apart from the oddsandends poetry shambles, man at leisure, a. Cains book trocchi, alexander, seaver, richard, marcus, greil on. Alexander trocchi was a scottish novelist, who was born in glasgow in 1925 as the son of an italian father and died in london on april 15, 1984 he lived in paris late 1940s to early 1950s and. Dennis would get a keen client, alex would type out a piece of his very good poetry or several pages from say cains book. In paris, he founded merlin the outstanding literary magazine wrote novels for olympia press, experimented with heroin and became hooked. Ulin is the author, most recently, of the novel ear to the ground.
Alexander trocchi, the author of cains book and young adam, was born in glasgow, scotland, in during the s and s he lived mainly in paris. So begins cains book, alexander trocchis incredible novel of existential dread. The prose seemed to affirm at every turn the presence of someone who, besides knowing how to write, fundamentally understood and articulated what literature is. Alexander trocchi was a scottish novelist he lived in paris in the early 1950s and edited the literary magazine merlin, which published henry miller, samuel beckett, christopher logue and pablo neruda, among others although he was never published in merlin, american writer terry southern who lived in paris from 1948 1952 became a close friend of both trocchi and his. Understanding and teaching reading comprehension abebooks. One of the most striking char acteristics of trocchis novel even that label would, im sure, be contested by many is its refusal of story.