German pop literature

German pop literature (German: Popliteratur or Pop-Literatur) has been a movement in German-language literature with multiple waves in the second half of the 20th century and early 21st century. It emerged in the 1960s, when it was heavily influenced by American beat literature, and was followed by a second generation in the 1980s that overlapped with punk subculture. It saw a renaissance in the 1990s and 2000s, when the concept became associated with several authors who received significant publicity.