The Beats
$ 15.00
Author: Seymour Krim, ed
Publisher: Gold Medal d1328
Year: 1963 Print: 2 Cover Price: $.50
Condition: Book Grades. Very Good Plus. Light wear.
Genre: Fiction/Anthology/Essay
Pages: 224
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The book serves as a cornerstone collection of the 1950s Beat Generation movement. As a self-styled "literary wild man" and critic, Krim compiled an eclectic mix of prose, manifestos, and creative non-fiction. Unlike broader, more academic collections, this anthology was designed to capture the raw, honest, and anti-establishment pulse of the counterculture.
It features pioneering voices from the movement, including Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, and Gregory Corso. Krim—who straddled the line between mainstream literary circles and the marginalized Beat scene—added his own fiery introductions and essays, most notably his acclaimed piece "The Insanity Bit". The collection stands as a time capsule of "fantastic crazy nutty grim honest liberating fertilizing writing" that defined the era's bohemian fringe.
