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The Beat Book : Writings from the Beat Generation by Allen Ginsberg; Anne Waldman is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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The Beat Movement Exploded Into American Culture In The Early 1950s With The Force Of Prophecy. Not Just Another Literary School, It Was An Artistic And Social Revolution. William S. Burroughs Proclaimed That The Beat Writers Were Real Architects Of Change. There Is No Doubt That We're Living In A Freer America As A Result Of The Beat Literary Movement, Which Is An Important Part Of The Larger Picture Of Cultural And Political Change In This Country During The Last Forty Years, When A Four-letter Word Couldn't Appear On The Printed Page And Minority Rights Were Ridiculous. Anne Waldman, A Renowned Poet And Longtime Friend Of Many Of These Writers, Has Gathered In This Volume A Range Of The Best And Most Exemplary Writings Of The Beat Poets And Novelists. Selections From The Beat Classics Appear, As Well As More Recent Prose And Poetry Demonstrating The Continued Vitality Of The Beat Experiment. Included Are Short Biographies Of The Contributors, An Extensive Bibliography Of Beat Literature, And A Unique Guide To Beat Places Around The World--from Kerouac's Hometown Of Lowell, Massachusetts, Where His Novel Dr. Sax Takes Place, To Tangier, Where Burroughs Wrote Parts Of Naked Lunch

Who reads The Beat Book : Writings from the Beat Generation?

Author

Allen Ginsberg; Anne Waldman

Publisher

Boston, Mass.: Shambhala ; [New York]: Distributed in the United States by Random House

Published

2007

Language

EN

ISBN

9781590304556

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Literary Fiction, History, Short Stories

Rating

4.08 / 5 (63 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14