Beat Generation Book Set

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Beat Generation Book Set. Originating in the late 1940s andgrown from the bohemian artistcommunities of America, the Beat Generationsought to transformliteratureinto an expression of genuine lived experience. Rebelling against the perceived joylessness andconsumerism ofpost-warsociety at that time, theBeat Generation writers subverted literary norms and expectations. Often performing their experimental free-flowing works aloud and accompanied by jazz. From Ferlinghetti'sand Snyder's poetryto Kerouac's On the Road and The Dharma Bums, this set of six includes some of the greatest works of this movement. Inspired by thesmokey cafes where these artists spent their time writing and performing, our limited palette design evokes this unique literary movement.The books chosen for this set are published by Library of America, Everyman's Library, New Directions, Viking, and North Atlantic Books. Made in USA. Weight: 7 Books included: Collected Poems by Gary Snyder Road Novels by Jack Kerouac One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest by Ken Kesey Catching Light: Collected Poems by Joanna McClure Beat Poets by Various Artists Collected Poems by Lawrence Ferlinghetti