Burroughs is the second book ive read as part of a miniproject of mine to examine the place of. Junk is not, like alcohol or a weed, a means to increased enjoyment of life. In the ensuing thirtyeight years until his death in 1950, burroughs wrote ninetyone books and a host of short stories and articles. Junky is an unabashedly honest account of the ghostly and extraordinary world of the heroin addict. Junky william s burroughs pdf best of all, they are entirely free to find, use and download, so there is no cost or stress at all. Reality televisions got nothing on william burroughs.
Burroughs, published initially under the pseudonym william lee in 1953. Burroughs wrote this book much based on his own experience with addiction decades ago, and i think itll forever be potent. Six years before he published his breakthrough novel, naked lunch 1959, william s. Burroughss voice is hard, derisive, inventive, free, funny, serious, poetic.
This study guide consists of approximately 38 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of junky. Before his 1959 breakthrough, naked lunch, an unknown william s. Despite its subhead, wyn did think the book had a redemptive capability, as the protagonist made efforts to free himself of his addiction, but he. A primary figure of the beat generation and a major postmodernist author, he is considered to be one of the most politically trenchant, culturally influential, and innovative artists of the. Burroughs, 9780141189826, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. It has come to be considered a seminal text on the. All he can do is hang on and wait for nonjunk time to start. It is a way of life william burroughs, legendary drug addict, founder member of the beats and author of naked lunch, relates with unflinching realism the addicts life. The word was god and the word was flesh we are told. Although best known as the creator of the classic tarzan of the apes and john carter. Burroughs broke into the literary scene with junky sometimes also called junkie, a candid, semiautobiographical account of an unredeemed drug addict. A memoir pdf file for free from our online library created date. William leenicknamed billis a thirtyyearold white male living in new york city who begins using morphine and.
Burroughs wrote junk, his first book, a candid, eyewitness account of times and places. Junky quotes showing of 32 when you stop growing you start dying. In 1953, at the height of american conformism and anticommunist hysteria, william s. Burroughs chose to use the pseudonym william lee, lee being his mothers maiden name, for the writing credit. Burroughs wrote junk, his first book, a candid, eyewitness account of times and places that are now long gone. February 5, 1914 august 2, 1997 was an american novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer. Burroughs originally published in 1970 by expanded media editions ubuclassics 4 feedback from watergate to the garden of eden in the beginning was the word and the word was god and has remained one of the mysteries ever since. Free pdf download books by william s burroughs junk is not, like alcohol or weed, a means to increased enjoyment of life junk is not a kick it is a way of life.
Burroughs chronology february 5, 1914 born william seward burroughs, in st. Burroughss first novel describes the relentless travels of william lee through the dizzying, drugaddled neighborhoods of 1940s new york, new orleans, and mexico city. Yes it is quite a sad book but it is a book that i favour over many of todays and it is well worth a read. Burroughss first and most autobiographical novel is one of the most. Narcotic agent, the undercover policemans memoir, originally published back. This novel tells stories of lurid adventures and serious drug abuseall from the junkies point of view. It is a way of life william burroughs, legendary drug. The first edition of the novel was published in april 15th 1953, and was written by william s.
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