In 1995, the basketball diaries and carrolls short story, curtiss charm, were both adapted to film. It was a dream not a nightmare, a beautiful dream i could never imagine in a thousand nods. The basketball diaries still startles, with its glimpse of big lewie. The basketball diaries is a 1995 american biographical crime drama film directed by scott kalvert and based on an autobiographical novel by the same name written by jim carroll. Jim carroll books list of books by author jim carroll thriftbooks. The basketball diaries book summary and study guide. See carroll at top, in his harsh new york accent, read from his 1986 collection of poems, the book of nods. If you want to enjoy the basketball diaries you must go into.
This summary of the basketball diaries includes a complete plot overview spoilers included. The basketball diaries and the book of nods by jim carroll. Jim carroll the basketball diaries and the book of nods. Although many today only know carrolls prose writings, he made his start in the literary world as a poet. But in this memoir of the mid1960s, set during his comingofage from 12 to 15, he was a rebellious teenager making a place and a name for himself on the unforgiving streets of new york city. The next generation this disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title the basketball diaries. The basketball diaries was also adapted as a film in 1995 by island pictures and new line cinema. It is a stomachwrenching glimpse into the lives of those addicted to heroin and other drugs. This issue features from the basketball diaries, a two entry prose piece from jim carroll that would later be incorporated into his 1978 classic memoir the basketball diaries.
Then when i stopped doing rock n roll the first book i did was the book of nods and then the next year, forced entries. Dicaprios performance is his among his best, pulling no punches while conveying the relentless thirst of a junkie. The basketball diaries always did so well and i think it was a combination because my first record album did so well. If it available for your country it will shown as book reader and user fully subscribe will benefit by having full. It tells the story of carrolls teenage years as a promising high school basketball player and. Aided by a strong supporting cast, including mark wahlberg as his closest junkie pal mickey and lorraine bracco as his mother, dicaprio is able to create empathy for a character that seems to lose all sense of morality very early on. Jim carroll reading curtis charm at naropa institute rare. The basketball diaries by jim carroll, paperback barnes. James dennis jim carroll august 1, 1949 september 11, 2009 was an american author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician. James dennis carroll august 1, 1949 september 11, 2009 was an american author, poet, autobiographer, and punk musician. Jim carroll, the basketball diaries and the book of nods. Nov 08, 2010 and jim carroll former junkie and rock singer, writer, poet and most recently movie actor on the strength of a cameo slot in the film adaptation of. He grew up on the lower east side before moving with his family to upper manhattan when he was twelve. In 1978, carroll published the basketball diaries, an autobiographical book concerning his life as a teenager in new york citys hard drug culture.
Carrolls books of poetry include living at the movies 1973, the book of nods 1986, fear of dreaming 1993, and void of course 1998. Were considering expanding this synopsis into a fulllength study guide to deepen your comprehension of the book and why its important. The basketball diaries is a 1978 memoir written by author and musician jim carroll. Click to read more about the basketball diaries by jim carroll.
Carrolls work includes several collections of poetry as well as a asecond memoir, forces entries. At 20, dicaprio has already won an oscar nomination for. For all carrolls dips and feints and noticeme jump shots, he has. The book of nods by jim carroll 19860101 paperback.
Jim carroll was and is a legend in the literary world. Written between the ages of twelve and fifteen, this diary tells the story of jim carroll, a kid growing up stealing, hustling, getting high, playing basketball, and trying. New york ap jim carroll, the poet and punk rocker who wrote the basketball diaries, died friday. Living at the movies and way too many more to list. The book of nods by jim carroll was published in 1986 after the basketball diaries. Buy the basketball diaries new edition by carroll, jim isbn. This collection gives a portrait of carroll as an artist in various stages of his writing career. As the leader of the jim carroll band he released three albums as well as several spoken word.
Jim carroll, the poet and punk rocker in the outlaw tradition of rimbaud and burroughs who chronicled his wild youth in the basketball diaries, died on friday at his home in manhattan. Sep 14, 2009 jim carroll, the poet and punk rocker who wrote the basketball diaries, died friday. Jim carrolls bestselling memoir the basketball diaries was first released in 1978 and adapted as a film in 1995. This unique british paperback reprints the basketball diaries and the prose poems of the book of nods the back cover blurb reads. The basketball diaries 1995 the basketball diaries. That way they had all of my books, which was kind of good. See all books authored by jim carroll, including the basketball diaries 19631966. The basketball diaries came out before the catholic boy album came out. He died from a heart attack at his home in manhattan. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. The basketball diaries and the book of nods carroll, jim on.
The publication of jim carrolls diary, entitled the basketball diaries. In the midst of the cold war, war in vietnam, race riots in new york city, and a turning point in american culture between leave it to beaver and woodstock, jim carroll began writing his basketball diaries at the age of 12. Schoolboy basketball hero and youthful drug addict, his diaries are razorsharp, funny and unforgettable, the basketball diaries, written in the 1960s, is now an american class. The book was rereleased to mass market in 1980, and then adapted into the 1995 film, the basketball diaries starring leonardo. Jim carroll, the poet and punk rocker who wrote the basketball diaries, died friday. It tells the story of carrolls teenage years as a promising high school basketball player and writer who develops an addiction to heroin. The friends of the library bookstore is my juneau version of powells but much less expensive and in my opinion even cooler. It is an edited collection of the diaries he kept between the ages of twelve and sixteen.
Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work the basketball diaries. Jim carroll, poet and punk rocker who wrote the basketball. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The basketball diaries and the book of nods 0571148433 book cover. He died from a heart attack at his home in manhattan, his exwife rosemary. After my long journey through an epic stendhal novel i decided that i could read a shorter book of poetry. It was published in hardcover as well as paperback editions.
As the leader of the jim carroll band he released three albums as well as several spoken word recordings. Sep 14, 2009 jim carroll, the poet and punk rocker in the outlaw tradition of rimbaud and burroughs who chronicled his wild youth in the basketball diaries, died on friday at his home in manhattan. Books like the basketball diaries by jim carroll suggested. See all books authored by jim carroll, including the basketball diaries 1963 1966. Jim carroll was born in new york city and descended from three generations of irish catholic bartenders. Age twelve to fifteen 1978, had been eagerly awaited. In 1995 a film version of the basketball diaries was released starring leonardo dicaprio, and in 20022003 carroll recorded three spoken word albums, including a reading of jack kerouacs doctor sax and the great world snake and william blakes the marriage of heaven and hell. I found the book of nods at the most amazing book store in all of the land. Arnie from whats eating gilbert grape, richard from the beach, and jim carroll from the basketball diaries are about leos deepest characters. Carroll revised a diary he kept as a teenage years into his most famous literary work, the basketball diaries 1978, which chronicles carrolls double life as a star student and. It originally appeared as a collection of prose and poetry however the. Full book the basketball diaries by jim carroll german android audio phone spanish itunes pc 12 books to read while getting sober gritty autobiographical tale of growing up in new york and ultimately becoming a drug addict, jim carroll was a regular part of the new york art scene in the 1970s.
But, you cant make a good antidrug movie without making it depressing. Come at me in heat waves following, soaking through my body and. For information on purchasing this translation, email the translator. Jim carroll died of a heart attack at his writing desk in 2009. Welcome,you are looking at books for reading, the the book of nods, you will able to read or download in pdf or epub books and notice some of author may have lock the live reading for some of country. The basketball diaries and the book of nods paperback import, 1987. The same audiobook is also available as an audio download from, an online audiobook retailer.
Therefore it need a free signup process to obtain the book. The basketball diaries, reissued in a massmarket edition in 1980. Writing the junk and basketball diaries by graham reid. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The selected poems of jim carroll 1993 includes poems from living at the movies 1973 and the book of nods 1986 as well as several more recent poems. And jim carroll former junkie and rock singer, writer, poet and most recently movie actor on the strength of a cameo slot in the film adaptation of. He died from a heart attack at his home in manhattan, his exwife rosemary carroll told the new.
This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title the basketball diaries. The basketball diaries 1995 the basketball diaries 1995. Jim carroll books list of books by author jim carroll. Carroll came to mainstream consciousness with the release of a 1995 film starring leonardo dicaprio, based on the book carrolls most known for. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content.
The basketball diaries by jim carroll librarything. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. The book, which is generally referred to by its main title alone, had started appearing in excerpt form throughout the late 1960s and early 1970s in various literary publications. As a member of a seemingly unbeatable high school basketball squad, jims life centers around the basketball court and the court becomes a metaphor for the world in his mind. The diaries address nuclearwar fears, which come across not as some rote period touch but, rather, as a real, ramifying dread. The urban classic comingofage story about sex, drugs, and basketball jim carroll grew up to become a renowned poet and punk rocker. In 1994, the basketball diaries was adapted as an abridged audiobook by audio literature. Leonardo dicaprios committed lead performance deserves a better context. In the midst of the cold war, war in vietnam, race riots in new york city, and a turning point in american culture between leave it to beaver and woodstock, jim carroll began writing. It originally appeared as a collection of prose and poetry however the edition i read, published with the basketball diaries in one volume, only contained the short stories. Great memorable quotes and script exchanges from the basketball diaries movie on.
Diaries is an edited collection of the diaries he kept during his high school years. See all books authored by jim carroll, including the basketball diaries 19631966, and forced entries the downtown diaries. The 1995 film the basketball diaries is set in the slums of manhattan where a high school basketball player, jim carroll dicaprio, and his friends ultimately take a sharp nosedive into the tragic world of drug addiction. Poet and punk rocker, jim carroll is best known for his 1978 memoir the basketball diaries, documenting his teenage life as basketball star and heroin addict at the trinity school. Signed by contributors ron padgett and gerard malanga. Written between the ages of twelve and fifteen, this diary tells the story of jim carroll, a kid growing up stealing, hustling, getting high, playing basketball, and trying to find something pure on the streets of new york. Librarything is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers. Film adaptation of street tough jim carrolls epistle about his kaleidoscopic free fall into the harrowing world of drug addiction.
Carroll was best known for his 1978 autobiographical work the basketball diaries, which was made into the 1995 film of the. The book of nods is out of print, but most of it is reprinted in fear of dreaming. The original classic story about growing up with drugs and sex and about learning to survive on the streets of new yorkonce again in print. Basketball diaries the pretitanic leonardo dicaprio stars as jim carroll, the poet and musician who spent much of his adolescence addicted to heroin and shooting hoops with fellow catholic high school kids.