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Naked Lunch by William S. Burroughs Jr. (2013, Trade Paperback)

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Title: Naked Lunch. Paperback: 304 pages. Format: Book. About the Author Genre: Gifts.

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PublisherGROVE/Atlantic, Incorporated

ISBN-100802122078

ISBN-139780802122070

eBay Product ID (ePID)159814724

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Book TitleNaked Lunch

Number of Pages304 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2013

TopicPest Control, Substance Abuse & Addictions / Drugs, Lgbt / Gay, Theater / Playwriting, Literary, Psychopathology / Addiction

IllustratorYes

GenrePerforming Arts, Technology & Engineering, Fiction, Self-Help, Psychology

AuthorWilliam S. Burroughs Jr.

FormatTrade Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight9.9 Oz

Item Length8.2 in

Item Width5.5 in

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SynopsisSince its original publication in Paris in 1959, Naked Lunch has become one of the most important novels of the twentieth century. Exerting its influence on the relationship of art and obscenity, it is one of the books that redefined not just literature but American culture. For the Burroughs enthusiast and the neophyte, this volumethat contains final-draft typescripts, numerous unpublished contemporaneous writings by Burroughs, his own later introductions to the book, and his essay on psychoactive drugsis a valuable and fresh experience of a novel that has lost none of its relevance or satirical bite.", Since its original publication in Paris in 1959, Naked Lunch has become one of the most important novels of the twentieth century. Exerting its influence on the relationship of art and obscenity, it is one of the books that redefined not just literature but American culture. For the Burroughs enthusiast and the neophyte, this volume--that contains final-draft typescripts, numerous unpublished contemporaneous writings by Burroughs, his own later introductions to the book, and his essay on psychoactive drugs--is a valuable and fresh experience of a novel that has lost none of its relevance or satirical bite., Since its original publication in Paris in 1959, Naked Lunch has become one of the most important novels of the twentieth century. Exerting its influence on the relationship of art and obscenity, it is one of the books that redefined not just literature but American culture. For the Burroughs enthusiast and the neophyte, this volume-that contains final-draft typescripts, numerous unpublished contemporaneous writings by Burroughs, his own later introductions to the book, and his essay on psychoactive drugs-is a valuable and fresh experience of a novel that has lost none of its relevance or satirical bite.

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by katjour
20 Mar, 2017
A Mess of Confusion
I do not understand why people liked this book & did not get the message that others discussed. It was just disgusting, confusing & I'm sorry to have wasted my money.
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by steen49
18 Jun, 2020
A look at 1950s drug use.
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by scremniter89
12 Dec, 2016
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Good book by a prominent American writer. Perhaps one of his best.
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