The infamous Beat Generation's stories of drugs, sex and the search for an alternative to mainstream life have become literary milestones in popular culture and within university courses and schools. With an introductory essay examining the importance of these writers and their cultural impact, later chapters are devoted to specific members of the movement, both famous (Burroughs, Ginsberg and Kerouac) and obscure (Neal Cassady and Herbert Huncke).
| ISBN: | 9781903047859 |
| Publication date: | 1st February 2002 |
| Author: | Jamie Russell |
| Publisher: | Pocket Essentials an imprint of No Exit Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 92 pages |
| Series: | Pocket Essentials. |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary |
The infamous Beat Generation's stories of drugs, sex and the search for an alternative to mainstream life have become literary milestones in popular culture and within university courses and schools. With an introductory essay examining the importance of these writers and their cultural impact, later chapters are devoted to specific members of the movement, both famous (Burroughs, Ginsberg and Kerouac) and obscure (Neal Cassady and Herbert Huncke).
The Beat Generation features in the following genres: Classic fiction: general and literary
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The Beat Generation was written by Jamie Russell and published by Pocket Essentials an imprint of No Exit Press
The Beat Generation has 92 pages
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