Who was Lucien Carr?
I start getting interested in the life of Lucien Carr. Born in St. Louis (Missouri) like W.S. Burroughs (Naked Lunch), he is known as the "Fallen Angel" of the Beat Generation.
In New York, Lucien got involved with Allen Ginsberg, and enjoyed the company of Allen Ginsberg, whom he introduced to Jack Kerouac and W.S. Burroughs. While Ginsberg and Kerouac wrote famous texts for the Beat Generation (Howl, On the Road), Carr worked as a journalist and started his career in the national news.
Unlike other Beats (Ginsberg, Burroughs, Cassady), Carr was not a homosexual. However, the desire of his homosexual teacher, David Kammerer, should lead to Carr's downfall. Carr's teacher was excessively stalking Carr. There is little known about the relation between Kammerer and Carr. Kammerer was rejected several times by Carr and when he finally tried to abuse him, Carr stabbed Kammerer in despair. He was sentenced for manslaughter and spent two years in prison.
In New York, Lucien got involved with Allen Ginsberg, and enjoyed the company of Allen Ginsberg, whom he introduced to Jack Kerouac and W.S. Burroughs. While Ginsberg and Kerouac wrote famous texts for the Beat Generation (Howl, On the Road), Carr worked as a journalist and started his career in the national news.
Unlike other Beats (Ginsberg, Burroughs, Cassady), Carr was not a homosexual. However, the desire of his homosexual teacher, David Kammerer, should lead to Carr's downfall. Carr's teacher was excessively stalking Carr. There is little known about the relation between Kammerer and Carr. Kammerer was rejected several times by Carr and when he finally tried to abuse him, Carr stabbed Kammerer in despair. He was sentenced for manslaughter and spent two years in prison.
kafkafka - 29. Jun, 20:34