Gerald Nicosia
Author
1949 –
Who is Gerald Nicosia?
Gerald Nicosia, born November 18, 1949 in Berwyn, Illinois, is an author, poet, journalist, interviewer, and literary critic.
He received a B.A. and an M.A. in English and American Literature, with Highest Distinction in English, from the University of Illinois at Chicago in 1971 and 1973 respectively.
He has written book reviews for the past 25 years for many major American newspapers including The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, the San Francisco Chronicle, the Oakland Tribune, and the Los Angeles Times.
Nicosia is probably best known as a biographer of Jack Kerouac. He has also been an advocate and supporter of the late Jan Kerouac, Jack's estranged daughter.
In 2001 Nicosia's "Home to War" was published. The book covers the problems faced by Vietnam Veterans returning to an ungrateful nation. It also discusses the battle to stop the use of Agent Orange.
In January, 2009, Nicosia edited and published Jan Kerouac: A Life in Memory, containing photos and written essays and remembrances about her.
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- Born
- 1949
Berwyn - Education
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- Lived in
- Berwyn
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on July 23, 2013
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