An edition of Junkie (1953)

Junky

the definitive text of "junk"

50th anniversary ed.

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Junky
William S. Burroughs, Oliver H ...
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An edition of Junkie (1953)

Junky

the definitive text of "junk"

50th anniversary ed.

by and

  • ★★★ ★ 3.9 (12 ratings) ·
  • 73 Want to read
  • 5 Currently reading
  • 21 Have read

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
Penguin Books
Language
English
Pages
166

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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

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

Times

1950's

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2003, Penguin Books
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Junky: the definitive text of "junk"
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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Published in
New York, London

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Library of Congress
PS3552.U75

The Physical Object

Pagination
xxxix, 166p. ;
Number of pages
166

Edition Identifiers

Open Library
OL22004713M
ISBN 10
0142003166
Library Thing
26134
Goodreads
23940

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Work ID
OL483570W

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