Description
William S. Burroughs' groundbreaking debut novel stands as a raw, unflinching chronicle of addiction and underground life in post-war America, predating his more famous Naked Lunch by years. Written with the precision of a trained anthropologist, this candid account documents the author's experiences navigating the narcotics underworld across New York, New Orleans, and Mexico City during the 1940s and early 1950s. Burroughs fearlessly portrays himself as both an addict and a homosexual, refusing to sanitize or apologize for the realities of a subculture already being demonized by government hysteria and sensationalist media. This landmark fiftieth-anniversary edition restores Burroughs' original text from archival sources and includes previously unpublished material—his own introduction, an omitted chapter, lost passages, and contributions from Allen Ginsberg—offering readers the most complete version of this essential work of American literature.
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paperback
Penguin Books
Published Jan 1, 2003
166 pages
ISBN: 9780142003169
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First Published
1953
Language
eng
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