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The older teacher A fell in love with the young and beautiful B, and followed him all the way, wherever B went to school and A followed. C, who just entered Columbia University, met friends D and E through B. C was attracted by B but rejected by him. B dropped out of school and wanted to go to Paris with his friend E, but A learned that he would go with him again. In the park, A and B had an argument, and B killed A and drowned in the river.
The plot is so ordinary. If that's true, well, you'd be a little surprised. If this is a same-sex theme, ah, even more surprised. Wouldn't you be more surprised if I told you that C, D, and E in this story are the representatives of the "Beat Generation" in the American literary world.
A David Camero
B Lucian Carr
C Allen Ginsburg's "Howl"
D William Barros's "Nude Lunch"
E Jack Kerouac's "On the Road"
More background :
1. This incident happened in 1944, and the term "Beat Generation" was put forward 4 years later.
2. David has known William since childhood, and they are close friends.
3. David fell in love with Lucian when he was 14 years old. For the next five years, David began a frantic stalking, all the way to Columbia University.
4. Newspaper reports at the time: Heterosexual Lucian killed gay David out of self-defense. Some newspapers even considered it a "glorious killing".

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