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Bruce Hodder’s Ten Favourite Books

Bruce Hodder

In Watermelon Sugar

1. In Watermelon Sugar – Richard Brautigan

2. Big Sur – Jack Kerouac

3. Desert Solitaire – Edward Abbey

4. Ulysses – James Joyce

5. The Narrow Road to the Deep North – Matsuo Basho

6. The Great Shark Hunt – Hunter S. Thompson

7. Pilgrims of the Wild – Grey Owl

8. Minor Characters: A Beat Memoir – Joyce Johnson

9. Dr. Sax – Jack Kerouac

10. A Modest Proposal – Jonathan Swift

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Bruce Hodder

Bruce Hodder is a poet, blogger and essay writer born in Suffolk, England. He has been published in many magazines and two books, the Crossroads Press anthology "Other Voices" and Ron Whitehead's "50th Anniversary of 'On The Road". For six years he edited the online poetry magazine "The Beatnik" and continues as the author of the arts and politics blog "Suffolk Punch".

Author: Bruce Hodder Tags: Beat Generation, iu, Jack Kerouac, Richard Brautigan, top ten Category: On Literature, Your Top Ten Books June 14, 2013

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