FEATURE ALEXANDER TROCCHI
He’s missing from most collections of modern Scottish literature, but Glasgow-born author ALEXANDER TROCCHI, who counted Ginsberg and Burroughs among his drug buddies, is regarded as Britain‘s only authentic Beat writer. Peter Jinks profiles the man who produced a remarkable, and often unpalatable. body of work during his sordid life.
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