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S. E. Gontarski
Once the notoriety of his reputation is set aside, critics and scholars have generally agreed that William S. Burroughs is one of the most innovative experimental writers and visual artists…
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William Burroughs
A controversial reworking of well-trodden American myth by the author of ‘Naked Lunch’.
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William S. Burroughs
Presents a surreal novel. It is based on orgiastic wasteland of drugs, depravity, political plots, paranoia, sadistic medical experiments and endless, gnawing addiction. It also features authors notes on the…
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A surreal fable that features a cast of notorious characters: The Crying Gun, who breaks into tears at the sight of his opponent; The Priest, who goes into gunfights giving…
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Intends to satirize modern society in a poetic story of sex, drugs, disease and adventure.
Fifty new books at e1 each, celebrating the pioneering spirit of the Penguin Modern Classics series, from inspiring essays to groundbreaking fiction and poetry
‘He felt a sudden deep pity…
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Junky is a dark, powerful and mesmerizing account of one man’s challenge to turn self-destruction into art.
Victor Bockris
William Burroughs, the eccentric, brilliant artist who burned a bridge with logic and wrote the classic Naked Lunch , continues to fascinate readers. Now the artist’s long-time friend, writer Victor…
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Draws the reader into an unmappable textual space, where nothing is true and everything is permitted, to make a total assault on the colonising powers of planet earth that have…
A novel that offers an account of the constant cycle of drug dependency, cures and relapses.
Set in Mexico City during the early fifties, this title follows William Lee’s hopeless pursuit of desire from bar to bar in the American expatriate scene.
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Portrays the development of Burroughs’ mature writing style by presenting a selection of pieces from the mid-1950s. This book tells how his outrageous tone of voice represents the exorcism of…
Oliver Harris
Examining the major works of Burroughs from the 1950s, Harris pieces together a material record of his creative history through an examination of his letter writing in real life, and…
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Phil Baker
William S. Burroughs (1914-1997) is an iconic figure of the Beat generation. In this revealing study Phil Baker investigates this cult writer’s life and work, and his self-portrayal as an…
Barry Miles
Iconoclast; visionary; homosexual crusader; drug advocate; teacher and elder statesman to the Beats: William Burroughs remains one of the most complex and controversial American writers of the twentieth century. This…
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A fascinating account by one of the world’s leading neurologists of the profound influence of William Burroughs on his medical career. Lees journeys to the Amazonian rainforest in search of…
A.J. Lees
In this extraordinary memoir, neuroscientist Andrew Lees explains how William Burroughs, author of Naked Lunch and troubled drug addict, played an unlikely part in his medical career.
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Although a rather shy, private man, William Burroughs gave a good many interviews during his lifetime, some in prominent publications, others in obscure forums. The interviews collected here provide an…
Authoritative biography of cult writer William Burroughs (1914-1997).
Gerald Alva Miller Jr.
Through critical readings, Gerald Alva Miller, Jr. examines the life of William S. Burroughs and the evolution of his various radical styles not just in writing but also in audio…
Chad Weidner
Uncovers the ecological context of literary texts by William Burroughs. By rereading canonical and ignored texts while pushing the boundaries of ecocritical theory and practice, Chad Weidner provides a fresh…
Timothy S. Murphy
William S Burroughs is one of the twentieth century’s most visible, controversial, and baffling literary figures. This book places Burroughs in the company of the most significant intellectual minds of…
In addition to contributing significantly to the growing field of Burroughs scholarship, Burroughs Unbound also directly engages with the growing fields of textual studies, archival research, and genetic criticism, asking…
Daniel Odier,William S. Burroughs
A collection of interviews with Daniel Odier.
Michael Muhammad Knight
When Michael Muhammad Knight sets out to write the definitive biography of his Anarcho-Sufi hero and mentor, writer Peter Lamborn Wilson (aka Hakim Bey), he makes a startling discovery that…
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The elusive wild boys, the magical Zimbu, the embattled Johnsons… They are all here in this revised and expanded reincarnation of Ashe Journal #2.3. In these pages magicians, poets, and…
Presents the author’s incisive, paranoiac, maddened and maddening worldview in interviews interspersed with stories and other writing.
Matthew Levi Stevens
The Magical Universe of William S. Burroughs is the first ever in-depth consideration of the significance of Magic and the Occult in the Life & Work of the writer and…
Since its original publication in Paris in 1959, Naked Lunch has become one of the most important novels of the twentieth century. Exerting its influence on the work of authors…
Published to accompany an exhibition of the same name held at Newport Street Gallery from 11 September to 10 November 2019.
An illustrated account of our current understanding of, and future predictions for, the world’s climate.
Interagir et reagir en francais des le debut de l'apprentissage - Apprendre avec plaisir avec des ateliers d'expression orale et ecrite et des taches 2.0 - S'immerger dans l'univers francophone…
Plus de 300 activites de lexique, grammaire et phonetique - Toute la conjugaison. - Une progression dans la difficultes des activites - Des bilans pour s'evaluer. + CD audio inclus.Egalement…
Jorge Garcia-Robles
William Burroughs arrived in Mexico City in 1949, having slipped out of New Orleans while awaiting trial on drug and weapons charges that would almost certainly have resulted in a…
David S. Wills
Scientology is largely overlooked in major texts about the life and work of William S. Burroughs, author of some of the most notorious literature of the 20th century. Now, for…
Ultimately, the collection situates Burroughs as a central artist and thinker of his time and considers his insights on political and social problems that have become even more dire in…
Vintage William S. Burroughs-malefic, mordant, hilarious-with pages from the legendary cut-up scrapbooks.
Inexplicably, William S. Burroughs has not been embraced by the LGBTQI community as one of our own, even though his queerness was central to his life and work. Fever Spores…
Cutting-edge analysis on the life and works of William S. Burroughs covering both his fiction and journals.
Ted Morgan
Almost indecently readable … captures [Burroughs’s] destructive energy, his ferocious pessimism, and the renegade brilliance of his style. -Vogue
Casey Rae
William Burroughs’ life and art, situated in the context of the most radical and influential rock n roll stars of the late twentieth century
The little-known history of William S. Burroughs’s impact on some of the biggest names in music, from the Beatles to Bowie, and his role as a secret architect of the…
Interviews and writings with and by W.S. Burroughs, Brion Gysin, and members of Throbbing Gristle. Heavily illustrated and with reference lists from each interviewee: book lists, audio and other recommendations.
