An edition of Junkie (1953)

Junkie

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Cover of: Junkie by William S. Burroughs, Oliver Harris, William S. Burroughs
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An edition of Junkie (1953)

Junkie

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A semi-autobiographical account, narrated in a matter-of-fact manner, of the author’s life as a drug addict. The story ranges from the backstreets of New York to a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kentucky, the bars of New Orleans and on to Mexico, recounting the difficulties of obtaining drugs, financial problems and homosexual encounters. Burroughs significantly stretched the boundaries of publishable material with his debut novel.

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Publisher
Ace Books
Language
English
Pages
149

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Subjects

Drug addicts, Heroin abuse, Fiction, Drug use, Homosexuals in Fiction, Biography, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Drug abuse, Fiction in English, Heroin, Drogenabhängigkeit, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Drug addicts--fiction, Heroin abuse--fiction, Ps3552.u75 j86 2003, 813/.54

Places

New York, New Orleans (La.), Kentucky, Mexico

Times

1950's

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Junky
2003, Penguin Books
in English - 50th anniversary ed.
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Junky
1979, Penguin Books
in English
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Junkie
1953, Ace Books
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Edition Notes

"Confessions of an unredeemed drug addict. An Ace original"--Cover.
LC copy signed on t.p.: William S. Burroughs 12/11/87.
Source: Purchase, May 13, 1992 (DLC #0212804).
With: Narcotic agent / Maurice Helbrant. New York, N.Y. : Ace Books, [1953], c1941. Issued together.

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New York, N.Y
Series
Ace double-novel books ;, D-15

Classifications

Library of Congress
PS3552.U75 J86 1953, B87, 768337W, 1953, J86, 1.1

The Physical Object

Pagination
149 p. ;
Number of pages
149

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL1312587M
LCCN
92183851
OCLC/WorldCat
9706024

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