Forfatter fødeår: 1914-1997
An outrageous hybrid of pulp science fiction, obscene experimental poetry, and manifesto for revolution, this book is a last chance antidote to the virus of... Læs mere
Relates the addict's life: from initial heroin bliss to an unabated hunger for the needle, and the horrors of cold turkey and back again.
William S. Burroughs? Jojo, det er selvfølgelig ham, der både var narkoman og skød sin kone ved et uheld. Punkgenerationens bedstefar, forfatteren til Nøgen frokost, ven... Læs mere
I løbet af sluttresserne forlod det amerikanske kulturikon William S. Burroughs ideen om en traditionel litteratur til fordel for en eksperimenterende og performativ praksis. Han ville nu male... Læs mere
Offers a mix of autobiographical episodes and Egyptian theology. This novel blends war films and pornography.
A novel that sees wild boys engage in vigorous, ritualistic sex and drug taking, as well as pranksterish guerrilla warfare and open combat with a confused and outmatched army.
Presents the author's incisive, paranoiac, maddened and maddening worldview in interviews interspersed with stories and other writing.
A man, dispirited by ageing, endeavours to steal a younger man's face; a doctor yearns for a virus that might eliminate his discomfort by turning everyone else into doubles of himself; a... Læs mere
Both heartwarming and meditative, The Cat Inside explores not only the personal relationship between Burroughs and cats, but the deeper relationship of cats with mankind, which Burroughs... Læs mere
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 four decades of oppressive sexual and social conditioning.