Herbert Huncke

Herbert Huncke (January 9, 1915 – August 8, 1996) was a rare blend of sub-culture icon, writer, homosexual pioneer (he participated in Alfred Kinsey's studies), drug addict, common criminal, friend and enemy to America's most important social movements of the 20th century. He lived a remarkable, and yet all-too-human, life spending decades incarcerated and decades more writing and contributing to the Beat Generation among other artistic endeavours.

Works

• ' (New York: Paragon House Publishers, 1990), ISBN 1557780447.
• The Evening Sun Turned Crimson (Cherry Valley, NY: Cherry Valley Editions, 1980), ISBN 0916156435.
• Huncke's Journal (Poets Press, 1965). Out of Print.
• The Herbert Huncke Reader (New York: Morrow, 1997), ISBN 068815266X. (Includes the complete texts of The Evening Sun Turned Crimson and Huncke's Journal).