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In the early 1960s, Mottram travelled to the United States and met a number of writers, including William Carlos Williams, Allen Ginsberg and others.

He became friendly with William Burroughs during his time in London.

These contacts resulted in three of Mottram's best-known critical books-William Burroughs: the algebra of need ( 1971, British edition 1977 ), Allen Ginsberg in the Sixties ( 1972 ) and Paul Bowles: staticity & terror ( 1976 ).

These studies did much to help introduce the Beat writers to a wider British audience.