pn A group of American writers who came to prominence in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Their most important works are w:Jack Kerouac|Jack Kerouac's w:On the Road|On the Road (1957), w:Allen Ginsberg|Allen Ginsberg's w:Howl|Howl (1956), and w:William S. Burroughs|William S. Burroughs' w:Naked Lunch|Naked Lunch (1959).