Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Prologue. Ginsberg’s File 1
4. Introduction. A Novel Fusion 5
5. 1. The Man Who Disappeared 27
6. 2. Behind the Gold Curtain 64
7. 3. The Cowards’ Guide to World Literature 105
8. 4. The Kingdom of May 141
9. 5. The Tourist 180
10. 6. Across the Gray Zone 212
11. Epilogue. Everything Goes 249
12. Abbreviations 269
13. Notes 271
14. Acknowledgments 337
15. Index 341