An edition of Naked Lunch
(1959)
Naked Lunch
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.
Publish Date
December 1995
Language
English
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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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Naked Lunch
December 1995, Time Warner Audiobooks, Brand: Time Warner Audiobooks, Hachette Audio
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1570423806 9781570423802
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| March 17, 2023 | Edited by ImportBot | import existing book |
| April 30, 2021 | Edited by AgentSapphire | Merge works |
| April 29, 2011 | Edited by OCLC Bot | Added OCLC numbers. |
| August 10, 2010 | Edited by IdentifierBot | added LibraryThing ID |
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