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.
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 conf...
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 Colonel lays out the precepts of the life of DE (Do Easy); and conspi
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 ever...
The legendary unpublished collaboration between William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, a hard-boiled crime novel about a shocking murder at the dawn of the Beat Generation.
The legendary unpublished collaboration between William S. Burroughs and Jack Kerouac, a hard-boiled crime novel about a shocking murder at the dawn o...
Features letters that cover the activities of Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac in the years that gave birth to the "Beat Generation". Written mostly to Ginsberg or Kerouac, this title includes letters that provide a glimpse into Burroughs' psyche, revealing his struggle with drug addiction, and his confusion over his sexual identity.
Features letters that cover the activities of Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac in the years that gave birth to the "Beat Generation". Writt...
Before 'Trainspotting', there was 'Junky': the original, first-hand acount of heroin addiction which outraged '50s America and influenced generations to come.
Before 'Trainspotting', there was 'Junky': the original, first-hand acount of heroin addiction which outraged '50s America and influenced generations ...
In 1953, Burroughs began an expedition into the jungles of South America, ostensibly to find yage, the fabled hallucinogen of the Amazon. But Burroughs also cast his eye over the local regimes to record trademark vignettes of political and psychic malaise. The book was completed by the addition of Ginsberg's experiences with yage.
In 1953, Burroughs began an expedition into the jungles of South America, ostensibly to find yage, the fabled hallucinogen of the Amazon. But Burrough...
'Interzone' portrays the development of Burroughs' mature writing style. His outrageous tone of voice represents the exorcism of four decades of oppressive sexual and social conditioning.
'Interzone' portrays the development of Burroughs' mature writing style. His outrageous tone of voice represents the exorcism of four decades of oppre...
Dreams have always been a rich source of imagery in Burroughs' work. Exploring and embodying Burroughs' provocative ideas on writing, painting, consciousness and creativity, My Education is profoundly personal, and close to a memoir.
Dreams have always been a rich source of imagery in Burroughs' work. Exploring and embodying Burroughs' provocative ideas on writing, painting, consci...
Both heartwarming and meditative, this book explores not only the personal relationship between Burroughs and cats, but the deeper relationship of cats with mankind, which Burroughs traces back to the Egyptians.
Both heartwarming and meditative, this book explores not only the personal relationship between Burroughs and cats, but the deeper relationship of cat...