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Young Adam (Paperback)

by Alexander Trocchi (Author)
4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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  • Paperback: 152 pages
  • Publisher: Grove/Atlantic; Reprint edition (Mar 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0802139779
  • ISBN-13: 978-0802139771
  • Product Dimensions: 21.1 x 14.1 x 1.1 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,097,314 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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"Alex Trocchi has the courage so essential to a writer. He writes about spirit, flesh, and death and the vision that comes through the flesh. He has been there and brought it back." "--William S. Burroughs" --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Allen Ginsberg
"The most brilliant man I've ever met" --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A lost classic from a great Scottish author., 11 Jan 1999
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This review is from: Young Adam ("Rebel Inc") (Paperback)
Young Adam was the first novel that Alexander Trocchi wrote, and due to circumstances the actual content of the novel has been changed and pirated over the years but this edition is the one that he himself felt was the best. The story concerns a barge operator, Joe, who dislikes the work ethic and would rather spend his time in leisure. He and the barge captain find a dead body in the water, which Joe has some relation to. The plot also follows the personal relationships between Joe and those around him. However I think that the plot is not the most important part of the book, when I read the book I was struck by the quality of the language, the way that Trocchi describes sensations is perfect, and also the ideas contained in the text. In a way this book is similiar to "L'etranger" by Camus, but more didactic and direct in its approach. The style and central character's observations, asides to an audience almost, are amongst the best I have ever read, in some ways these are comparable with those of "Junky" by William Burroughs, but Trocchi had a more fluent style. Most of the myth around Trocchi comes from his lifestyle and list of famous friends, but what will remain ultimately are his novels, of which I find this to be the best, due to its ability to conjure a large range of emotions, its technical quality and its ideas. I hope this publishing of Young Adam will stop Alexander Trocchi from being just a footnote in the careers of Allen Ginsberg, William Burroughs and other 'beat' writers, and show how he was a great writer in his own right. (When will anyone republish the anthology "Writers in Revolt" that he coedited? or any of his translations?).
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9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Existentialist Thriller, 6 Jun 2001
This review is from: Young Adam ("Rebel Inc." Classics) (Paperback)
This book has often been compared with Camus's The Outsider. Frankly, I think it's better. Darker. More human. More ambiguous. More sensual. And more messy.

Trocchi, as well as being a fine novelist, was also a drug addict and an accomplished writer of pornography. These aspects of him bleed into the writing style. He is probaly the least known of all the Beat Writers, yet he seems to be in a higher league from all the sophomoric rantings of his more famous peers. If you're a fan of the Beat Writers, this is probably the best book of them all.

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5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars What is Justice??, 17 May 2001
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Trocchi style is enchanting, slick and clever. WE find our potaginist on a barge with a family travelling from Glasgow to Edinburgh - But do not be put off this could be set anywhere in the world and the language is not trainspotting- the story unravals revealing crimes of passion both personal and criminal, and the huge question of guilty till proven innocent. This novel is exceptional and a must for those who like the darker side, but be prepared you may not want to put it down .....
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5.0 out of 5 stars An outsider - not an outlaw
Meeting Alex Trocchi was always memorable - and unpredictable. So reading Young Adam is to glimpse Trocchi's genius as a writer and lifelong determined objectionist. Read more
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