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Beatitude (Rebel Satori Press, 2011), the debut novel by Larry Closs, is set in New York City 1995 and follows the fast friendship of Harry and Jay, two young men fascinated by the unfettered lives of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg and the Beat Generation. As Harry and Jay are irresistibly drawn together, Jay's girlfriend Zahra senses something deeper developing, and they find themselves forced to confront the same questions that confounded their heroes: What do you do when you fall for someone who can't fall for you? What do you do when you're the object of affection? What must you each give up to keep the other in your life?
Beatitude features two previously unpublished poems by Allen Ginsberg, who appears as a pivotal character.