Beat Movement

What it was all about

The Beat Generation was a group of authors with literature that explored and influenced American culture in the post-World War II era.
Most of the work was published and popularized throughout the 1950s.
Central elements of Beat culture are rejection of standard narrative values, the spiritual quest, exploration of American and Eastern religions, rejection of materialism, explicit portrayals of the human condition, experimentation with psychedelic drugs, and sexual liberation and exploration.
Originated in the 1950s and centered around artist communities in San Francisco, Los Angeles, and New York City.

Famous Authors

William S. Burroughs

He is described as a bookworm with strong homoerotic urges, a fascination with guns and crime. He later became a heroine addict.
He wrote with a misogynistic point of view

This book is a nonfiction piece of literature where Wolfe followsand writes about the adventures of Ken Kasey and his Merry Pranksters
it is considered a diary or article on Kasey and his adventures throughout the US.

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