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The Penguin Book of the Beats

The Penguin Book of the Beats

Paperback (04 Feb 1993)

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Publisher's Synopsis

One of the most progressive literary movements, the "Beat Generation" was a phenomenon of 1950s America that sent shock waves aroung the world. This book captures the flavour of defiance of Beat generation in a comprehensive anthology of the movement's most important prose and poetry. Novel excerpts, stories, essays and songs are joined by biographical sketches of the major Beat writers and a selection of memoirs and tributes.

Book information

ISBN: 9780140169102
Publisher: Penguin
Imprint: Penguin
Pub date:
DEWEY: 818.54008
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 646
Weight: 445g
Height: 198mm
Width: 128mm
Spine width: 32mm