The beat generation and counterculture Paul Bowles, William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac - Chandarlapaty, Raj, 1970-; ebrary, Inc. (New York : Peter Lang, 2009)
pt. 1. Paul Bowles : countercultural beginnings, "new" studies of the orient, decolonization poetics -- pt. 2. Burroughs's "interzone intermezzo" : Naked lunch and the internationalization of countercultural narrative -- pt. 3. Jack Kerouac, the common "human story" and white-other historicity : beatniks face the challenge of popularizing and humanizing otherness.
Includes bibliographical references an index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Bowles, Paul, -- 1910-1999 -- Criticism and interpretation; Burroughs, William S., -- 1914-1997 -- Criticism and interpretation; Kerouac, Jack, -- 1922-1969 -- Criticism and interpretation; American fiction -- 20th century -- History and criticism; Counterculture in literature; Other (Philosophy) in literature; Electronic books