Gerald Nicosia

Gerald Nicosia

Gerald Nicosia, born November 18 1949 in Berwyn, Illinois, is a freelance journalist, interviewer, and literary critic.

He received a B.A. and an M.A. in English and American Literature, with Highest Distinction in English, from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1971 and 1973 respectively.

He has written book reviews for the past 25 years for many major American newspapers including "The Washington Post", "The Chicago Tribune", "The Kansas City Star", the "San Francisco Chronicle", the "Oakland Tribune", and the "Los Angeles Times".

Nicosia is probably best known as a biographer of Jack Kerouac.

Bibliography

*"" (Grove Press, 1983, reprint: University of California Press, 1994) ISBN 0-520-08569-8

External links

* [http://www.geraldnicosia.com/ Official Website]


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