Synopsis
You Can’t Win, the beloved memoir of real lowdown Americana by criminal hobo Jack Black, was first published in 1926, then reprinted in 1988 by Adam Parfrey’s Amok Press, featuring an introduction by William S. Burroughs.
After its Amok Press edition went out of print, You Can’t Win found popularity once again with the AK Press edition.
Feral House’s new version will take this classic American narrative a lot further, including two remarkable nonfiction articles by Jack Black written for Harper's Magazine in the 1920s. Remarkable illustrations by Joe Coleman and new biographical revelations by Donald Kennison will round out the new edition.
A full-length feature film of You Can’t Win starring Boardwalk Empire’s Michael Pitt is expected to be released in spring 2013.
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About the Author
The traveling criminal known as Jack Black was born in 1872 and disappeared in 1932. Black spent most of his life as a petty thief, opium addict, and convict. His matter-of-fact autobiography, You Can't Win, was published in 1926, and its stranger-than-fiction accounts of hobo life exercised an enormous influence on William Burroughs and other Beat novelists.
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You Can't Win (Tramp Lit Series)
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Condition: good. Coleman, Joe (illustrator). Seller Inventory # SHM.61S6
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You Can't Win
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You Can't Win (Tramp Lit Series) [Paperback] Black, Jack; Coleman, Joe and Burroughs, William S.
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You Can't Win (Tramp Lit Series)
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paperback. Condition: Very Good. Coleman, Joe (illustrator). Very Good. Used with some reading wear but is still in great reading condition. No markings in text. Seller Inventory # mon0000780499
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Coleman, Joe (illustrator). Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority! Seller Inventory # S_469404596
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Paperback. Condition: New. Coleman, Joe (illustrator). Enlarged. Seller Inventory # LU-9781936239610