A primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodernist author, he's considered to be "one of the most politically trenchant, culturally influential, and innovative artists of the 20th century." His influence affected a range of popular culture and literature. He collaborated on projects and recordings with numerous performers and musicians. See all books by William Burroughs (or Kindle) Top Selling Books More Top Selling Books >> In 1956 he published his signal poem, Howl, one of the most widely read and translated poems of the century. He was awarded the medal of Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et Lettres in 1993, and co-founder of the Jack Kerouac School of Disembodied Poetics at Naropa Institute, the first accredited Buddhist college in the Western world, See all books by Allen Ginsberg (or Kindle) Most Popular Magazines More Popular Magazines >> Most Popular in Cooking and Food More Cooking and Food >> During the Second World War he was held prisoner in Germany and was present at the bombing of Dresden, an experience which provided the setting for his most famous work to date, Slaughterhouse Five (1969). He has also published a volume of autobiography entitled Palm Sunday (1981) and a collection of essays and speeches, Fates Worse Than Death (1991). See all books by Kurt Vonnegut (or Kindle) Most Popular Comics and Graphics Novels More Cooking and Food >> New York Times bestselling author of fourteen novels of psychological suspense, one book of nonfiction, and two short-story collections. Her work has been honored with the Anthony and Agatha awards, the Grand Prix de LittÉrature PoliciÈre, and the MIMI, Germany's prestigious prize for suspense fiction. She lives in Washington State. See all books by Elizabeth George (Or Kindle)

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