Naked lunch
the restored text
by William S. Burroughs
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Controversial and bizarre cult novel based on the author’s own experiences as a drug addict, first published in 1959. Formed as a series of inter-connected adventures set in locations as diverse as the U.S. Mexico and Morocco sees the protagonist, Burroughs’ alter-ego William Lee on the run from the police and always searching for his next fix. Burroughs once stated that the chapters can be read in any order.
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Drug Use, Heroin, Drug addicts, Recovering addicts, Fiction, Autobiography, Beat Generation, War on Drugs, English language, Alienation (Social psychology), Drug withdrawal symptoms, FICTION / LGBT / Gay, FICTION / Literary, SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / Drugs, Pests, control, Playwriting, Drug abuse, Drama, technique, American literature, Fiction, humorous, general, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Fiction, psychologicalPeople
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Naked lunch: the restored text
2001, Grove Press, Distributed by Publishers Group West
in English
0802140181 9780802140180
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Edition Notes
"Includes many editorial corrections to errors present in previous editions, and incorporates Burrough's notes on the text, several essays he wrote over the years about the book, and an appendix of 20 percent new material and alternate drafts from the original manuscript, which predates the first published version"--P. [4] of cover.
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| April 30, 2021 | Edited by AgentSapphire | Merge works |
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