beat generation

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The Beats

from Kerouac to Kesey, an illustrated journey through the beat generation
2007
A collection of photographs and over 200 illustrations representing the artistic, social, and sexual liberation of the 1960s Beat Generation; with quotes, archive documentation, and personal interviews.

Encyclopedia of beat literature

2007
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that introduce the major writers and great works of Beat literature, a movement characterized by experimental techniques, bohemian lifestyles, and rebellious attitudes.

Beat culture

lifestyles, icons, and impact
2005
Contains over two hundred fifty A to Z entries depicting the writers, poets, musicians, and artists classified as the "Beat Generation," during the second half of the twentieth century.

Beat generation

3-act play
2005
Presents Jack Kerouac's play about a group of friends in 1950s America who learn important lessons about life, love, and friendship.

Jack Kerouac, king of the Beats

a portrait
1998
Chronicles the life of writer Jack Kerouac and discusses what his influences were, how he found serenity in Zen Buddhism, what his family life was like, and other related topics.

Jack's book

an oral biography of Jack Kerouac
1994
A biography of author Jack Kerouac, told primarily in the words of the men and women who knew him.

Jack Kerouac

selected letters, 1940-1956
1995
A collection of letters that offer insights into Kerouac's family life, friendships, travels, love affairs, and literary apprenticeship.

The Dharma bums

1986
Two young men search for truth the Zen way in California and Washington State.

San Francisco beat

talking with the poets
2001
A collection of interviews with poets from the Beat Generation.

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