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Beloved owner of City Lights Booksellers and Publisher in San Francisco, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, dies at 101

American Beat poets Lawrence Ferlinghetti (left) and Allen Ginsberg (1926 - 1997) at the Albert Memorial in South Kensington, London, 11th June 1965.
American Beat poets Lawrence Ferlinghetti (left) and Allen Ginsberg (1926 - 1997) at the Albert Memorial in South Kensington, London, 11th June 1965.
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Longtime proprietor of City Lights Booksellers and Publishers, distinguished artist and beloved poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti has died.

The bookstore, a Beat Generation culture center, confirmed his death in a post Tuesday morning. Ferlinghetti was 101. He reportedly died at his home Monday.


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