William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs

by Baker, Phil

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Along with Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs (1914--97) is an iconic figure of the Beat generation. In William S. Burroughs, Phil Baker investigates this cult writer's life and work-from small-town Kansas to New York in the '40s, Mexico and the South American jungle, to Tangier and the writing of Naked Lunch, to Paris and the Beat Hotel, and '60s London-alongside Burrough's self-portrayal as an explorer of inner space, reporting back from the frontiers of experience. After a…

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  • Full title :William S. Burroughs / Phil Baker.

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Along with Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs (1914--97) is an iconic figure of the Beat generation. In William S. Burroughs, Phil Baker investigates this cult writer's life and work-from small-town Kansas to New York in the '40s, Mexico and the South American jungle, to Tangier and the writing of Naked Lunch, to Paris and the Beat Hotel, and '60s London-alongside Burrough's self-portrayal as an explorer of inner space, reporting back from the frontiers of experience. After accidentally shooting his wife in 1951, Burroughs felt his des.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2010.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Reaktion
  • Place of Publication:London
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2010.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (224 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781861897367, 1861897367
  • oclc:ocn671655161
  • LC Classification:PS3552.U75
  • Dewey Decimal:813.54

Table of Contents

St. Louis Blues -- The hidden antagonist -- New York, New York -- Go South, young man -- A slip of the gun -- Tangier and Naked Lunch -- Paris: Cut-ups at the beat hotel -- Burroughs 1960-65: Undesirable alien -- Swinging London, 1966-73 -- Holding the bunker -- Kansas 1981-97: Adios Muchachos.

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Subjects

Authors, American Authors, American -- Biography. -- 20th… Beat generation Beatniks Beats (Persons) Biographies BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary Burroughs, William S. Écrivains américains -- Biographies. --… LITERARY CRITICISM -- American

Writers

Baker, Phil

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