{"id":4012,"date":"2022-01-10T22:17:50","date_gmt":"2022-01-10T22:17:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8000\/?page_id=4012"},"modified":"2025-03-07T00:17:01","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T08:17:01","slug":"the-basketball-diaries-and-the-book-of-nods","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/works\/literary-works\/translations-foreign-editions\/the-basketball-diaries-and-the-book-of-nods\/","title":{"rendered":"The Basketball Diaries and The Book of Nods"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Basketball Diaries<\/em> & The Book of Nods<\/em> by Jim Carroll<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n

The Basketball Diaries<\/em> and The Book of Nods<\/em>
By Jim Carroll
Faber & Faber, 1987<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This unique British paperback reprints The Basketball Diaries<\/a> and the prose poems of The Book of Nods<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The back cover blurb reads: <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“Jim Carroll is tough, streetwise. Schoolboy basketball hero and youthful drug addict, his diaries are razor-sharp, funny and unforgettable, The Basketball Diaries<\/em>, written in the 1960’s, is now an American classic. The prose from The Book of Nods<\/em>, included here, confirms Carroll’s reputation today as an uncompromising writer who possesses a rare and acute sensibility.” <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

It also includes quotes from Jack Kerouac, Patti Smith, and William S. Burroughs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cover photograph is a closeup crop of the Tombouctou edition<\/a> cover photo by Rosemary Klemfuss\/Carroll.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to Kevin Opstedal for sending me the cover art and details. Thanks also to “Catty” for reminding me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Related:<\/strong>
The Basketball Diaries page<\/a>
The Book of Nods page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Basketball Diaries and The Book of NodsBy Jim CarrollFaber & Faber, 1987 This unique British paperback reprints The Basketball Diaries and the prose poems of The Book of Nods. The back cover blurb reads: “Jim Carroll is tough, streetwise. Schoolboy basketball hero and youthful drug addict, his diaries are razor-sharp, funny and unforgettable, The … Continue reading The Basketball Diaries and The Book of Nods<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":4779,"menu_order":10,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"folder":[46],"class_list":["post-4012","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P9VlUH-12I","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":8655,"url":"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/works\/literary-works\/diaries-and-fiction-by-jim-carroll\/the-basketball-diaries\/the-basketball-diaries-and-the-book-of-nods-1987\/","url_meta":{"origin":4012,"position":0},"title":"The Basketball Diaries and The Book of Nods (1987)","author":"Cassie Carter","date":"March 6, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"","rel":"","context":"Similar post","block_context":{"text":"Similar post","link":""},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":4046,"url":"https:\/\/www.catholicboy.com\/WP\/research\/academic-studies-of-jim-carroll\/masters-thesis-1990-basketball-diaries-and-forced-entries\/a-jim-carroll-chronology\/","url_meta":{"origin":4012,"position":1},"title":"A Jim Carroll Chronology","author":"catholicboy.com","date":"January 10, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Appendix A Jim Carroll Chronology Jim Carroll's The Basketball Diaries and Forced Entries By Cassie Carter Title Page \u00a0 Table of Contents \u00a0 Abstract \u00a0 Chapter One \u00a0 Chapter Two \u00a0 Chapter Three \u00a0 Chapter Four \u00a0 Appendix \u00a0 Notes \u00a0 Works Cited This chronology was compiled in 1990. 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