Cosmic Scholar av John Szwed

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<p><b>Named one of the Best Books of 2023 by the <i>New Yorker</i> and <i>The New York Times</i>'' Dwight Garner</b><br><b><br>¿The first comprehensive biography of this hipster magus . . . [John Szwed] allows different sides of Smith¿s personality to catch blades of sun. He brings the right mixture of reverence and comic incredulity to his task.¿ ¿Dwight Garner, <i>The New York Times</i></b><br><b><br>Grammy Award¿winning music scholar and celebrated biographer John Szwed presents the first biography of Harry Smith, the brilliant eccentric who transformed twentieth century art and culture.</b><br><br>He was an anthropologist, filmmaker, painter, folklorist, mystic, and walking encyclopedia. He taught Patti Smith and Robert Mapplethorpe about the occult, swapped drugs with Timothy Leary, had a front-row seat to a young Thelonious Monk, lived with (and tortured) Allen Ginsberg, was admired by Susan Sontag, and was one of the first artists funded by Guggenheim Foundation. He was always b