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The Beat Hotel : Ginsberg, Burroughs, and Corso in Paris, 1958-1963

by Barry Miles

An account of the creative community of American Beat writers residing at a Paris hotel in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Drawing on primary sources, it explores the artistic environment that led to the development of the cut-up technique and several major literary works.

Accession 19813 ISBN 080211668X Publisher —
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