A progenitor of the beat generation, burroughs went on to deeply influence a wide swathe of culture and thought with dozens of books and hundreds of paintings, essays, spoken word performances and multimedia collaborations. Burroughs, in full william seward burroughs, born february 5, 1914, st. Burroughs reads from the place of dead roads and the cat inside. A good candidate, in other words, for examination by the reading group. Books and writers, encyclopedia of fantasy, imdb, library of congress. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at.
It s important to note that this is not the everevolving reading list that burroughs handed out in his college readingwriting classes, grauerholz mentions in the new intro on pages xiv and xvi but im sure there s a great deal of cross over. While his father was an antique and gift shop owner, his mother came from a. This is a collection of the books that william burroughs mentions in the adding machine. As ive written previously, burroughs cultural influence is wide above, the simpsons martin prince is seen holding a copy of the book in treehouse of horro. Let us know what you want and we guarantee youll find a great book. Burroughs left his mark on the literary profession of the last 100.
Burroughs is a pretty fair shot, his bullets often nicking the tenpoint bullseye. Feb 05, 2014 allen ginsberg 1926 1997, gregory corso 1930 2001, and william burroughs 1914 1997 in boulder, colorado, 1994 photograph. Burroughs has 231 books on goodreads with 468097 ratings. There really is a lot of material on old bill so if you want to know more i would. Burroughs books and get the best deals at the lowest prices on ebay. Burroughs was a primary figure of the beat generation and a major postmodernist author whose influence is considered to have affected a range of popular culture as well as literature.
Buy a cheap copy of the naked lunch book by william s. Burroughs wrote eighteen novels and novellas, six collections of short stories and. Burroughs 1983 by charles platt interview with william s. Thompson, george carlin and a hoarse whisper of jim morrison, and the good doctor thompson no doubt kept a volume of burroughs on his desk between the dictionary and the thesaurus.
Burroughs was born on february 5, 1914 to mortimer perry burroughs and laura hammon lee in st louis, missouri, united states. Tarzan is a series of twentyfour adventure novels written by edgar rice burroughs 18751950 and published between 1912 and 1966, followed by several novels either cowritten by burroughs, or officially authorized by his estate. Burroughs books, ranked by voracious readers in the ranker community. Burroughs was an innovative writer and artist in many mediums. Mar 28, 2019 naked lunch is burroughs seminal book. Edgar rice burroughs 18751950 was an american novelist of adventure, fantasy, science fiction, western and romance novels. Louis, missouri, on february 5, 1914, to the son of the. Burroughs was a beat generation writer known for his startling, nontraditional accounts of drug culture, most famously in the book naked lunch. Burroughs was a primary figure of the beat generation and a major postmodernist author whose influence is considered to have. Jack kerouac called burroughs the greatest satirical writer since jonathan swift, a reputation he owes to his.
The truth is that burroughss best novels were the ones he wrote in the later years of his life. For the rest of our stay at freds, the insect drone of the afternoon is split by the blast of gunfire. Burroughs is a collection of some of bill s most interesting clips and interviews. James grauerholz, executor of burroughs estate, lawrence resident and ku alumnus, has donated the authors final personal journals, type scripts and editing materials to the kenneth spencer research library. As ive written previously, burroughs cultural influence is wide above.
When i lived in mexico city at the end of the 1940s, it was a city of one million people, with clear sparkling air and the sky that special shade of blue that goes so well with circling vultures, blood and sandthe raw menacing pitiless mexican blue. So enjoy this list and run out and find these books. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. This months reading group choice is junky by william s burroughs. The reader follows the narration of junkie william lee, who takes on various aliases, from the u. William s burroughs, renegade writer of beat generation who stunned. Great savings free delivery collection on many items. William burroughs call me burroughs releases discogs.
There are also two works written by burroughs especially for children that are not considered part of the main. Burroughs is a collection of some of bills most interesting clips and interviews. Burroughs 1990 by gregory daurer an interview with william s. He was the prophet of the literature of pure experience, a. Louis, missouri, on february 5, 1914, to the son of the founder of the burroughs adding machine co. Herbert gold, writing in the new york times, said that the book was less a.
Joan vollmer, mexico, queer, texts by burroughs, william burroughs william s. As requested, the titles were chosen out of a beret, and on the whole, i think its made a good choice. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. With commercial success, even given his incredibly. William seward burroughs ii was an american writer and visual artist. The 9 best books by william faulkner you should read. Burroughs estate donates authors final journals to ku the. The 9 best books by william faulkner you should read after winning the nobel prize for literature in 1949, william faulkner s second recognition is perhaps that of receiving a mention in gabriel garcia marquez s acceptance speech for the same prize thirtythree years later. Burroughs, including the naked lunch, and junky, and more on. Burroughs naked lunch, still fresh at 50 once the center of an obscenity trial. William seward burroughs ii was born 5 february 1914 in st.
Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The book is structured as a series of loosely connected vignettes. February 5, 1914 august 2, 1997 was an american writer and visual artist. Burroughs stated that the chapters are intended to be read in any order. Burroughs found success with his confessional first novel, junkie 1953, but he is perhaps best known for his. Burroughs cover photo by juergen vollmer, new york, 1976.
Oct 08, 2009 burroughs naked lunch, still fresh at 50 once the center of an obscenity trial. So starts naked lunch, the touchstone novel by william s. His sexual explicitness he was an avowed and outspoken homosexual. Burroughs photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes.
Lawrence the university of kansas libraries has acquired the last works of legendary author william s. Based on the author s ravenous journeys around the country and south of the border, on the road is the record of a friendship put through the trials of downandout travelling, but also an ode to a generation seeking an alternative pathway through life. With commercial success, even given his incredibly experimental style, and critical acclaim, theres no doubt that william s. Authoritative biography of cult writer and author of naked lunch, william burroughs 19141997. Perhaps the legend that grew out of kerouac s bestselling work, on the road, surpasses the merit of the text itself. Burroughs, one of the three seminal writers of the beat generation the other two being his friends jack kerouac and allen ginsberg, was born in st. The most obvious choice for our book of the month would be naked. It has been 50 years since norman mailer asserted, i think that william burroughs is the only american novelist living today who may conceivably be possessed by genius. He is best known for his tarzan and john carter of mars characters.
Author english publication language 208 pages 08312010 publication date penguin books publisher. Burroughs celebrity profile check out the latest william s. Burroughs began writing fiction when he thought he could at least write as good as the pulp fiction magazine writers at the time. Burroughs it s fashionable to read naked lunch, proclaim burroughs as a genius, sometimes dip into junky, and forget the rest. A books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people. While his father was an antique and gift shop owner, his mother came from a prestigious family and was daughter of a minister. Burroughs score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book.
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