The Greatest Works of the Beat Generation

Explore the greatest works of the Beat Generation—iconic books by Kerouac, Ginsberg, Burroughs & more. Dive into the rebellious literature that defined a counterculture era.

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On the Road

by Jack Kerouac

Jack Kerouac’s classic American novel of freedom and the search for originality that defined a generation “An authentic work of art.”—The New York Times Inspired …
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Howl, and Other Poems

by Allen Ginsberg

This collection of poems by Ginsberg created a sensation when it was first published in 1956, becoming the subject of an obscenity trial and changing …
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Naked lunch

 

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The Dharma Bums

by Jack Kerouac

Jack Kerouac’s classic novel about friendship, the search for meaning, and the allure of nature “In [On the Road] Kerouac’s heroes were sensation seekers; now …
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Junky

 

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Old Angel Midnight

 

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Pomes All Sizes

by Jack Kerouac

A collection of poems by beat generation author Jack Kerouac, written between 1954 and 1965 about Mexico, Tangier, Berkeley, the Bowery, God, drugs, and other …
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Visions of Cody

by Jack Kerouac

Written during 1951-52, this novel was an underground legend by the time it was finally published in 1972. Written in an experimental form, Kerouac created …
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The Soft Machine

by William S. Burroughs

Science fiction-roman.
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Cities of the Red Night

by William S. Burroughs

Clem Snide, a private detective, has to solve a case of ritual murder. In the Gobi Desert 100,000 years ago, a red virus has erupted. …
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The First Third

by Neal Cassady

Autobiographical writing by the "hero" of Jack Kerouac's On the road.
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Ring of bone

 

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