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In 1954 William Burroughs settled in Tangiers, finding a sanctuary of sorts in its shadowy streets, blind alleys, and lowlife decadence. It was this city that served as a catalyst for Burroughs as a writer, the backdrop for one of the most radical transformations of style in literary history.Burroughs's life during this period is limned in a startling collection of short stories, autobiographical sketches, letters, and diary entries, all of wh...

Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader" finally brings the author's actual writing back to the forefront. . . . A fantastic, weird, disturbing, and intriguing tribute to an inimitable American voice".--Mark Luce, "Salon".

Providing a concise, up-to-date presentation of current knowledge of climate change and its implications for society as a whole, this new edition has been thoroughly updated and extended to include the latest information. The text describes the components of the global climate, considers how the many elements of climate combine to define its behaviour, and reviews how climate change is measured. The author discusses how the causes of climate c...

Naked Lunch helped redefine not just literature, but American culture for the twentieth century. This restored version includes Burroughs's notes, several essays he wrote about the book, and alternate drafts from the original manuscript.

Naked Lunch helped redefine not just literature, but American culture for the twentieth century. This restored version includes Burroughs's notes, several essays he wrote about the book, and alternate drafts from the original manuscript.

A masterpiece. A cry from hell, a brutal, terrifying, and savagely funny book that swings between uncontrolled hallucination and fierce, exact satire.--Newsweek

Weaves together climate research with anthropological and archaeological studies showing how climate change has made us who we are today.

Laid out as diary entries of the last nine months of Burroughs's life, "Last Words" spans the realms of cultural criticism, personal memoir, and fiction. Classic Burroughs concerns--literature, U.S. drug policy, the state of humanity, his love for his cats--permeate this poignant portrait of the man, his life, and the creative process.

Das Gemeinschaftswerk von Burroughs und Kerouac: eine Entdeckung! Ein Mord im engsten Freundeskreis: Am 14. August 1944 erdolcht Lucien Carr seinen Freund David Kammerer mit einem Fahrtenmesser und versenkt den Körper im Hudson River. Am nächsten Tag erscheint er in blutbefleckter Kleidung bei seinen Freunden - den späteren Beat-Begründern William S. Burroughs und Jack Kerouac. Die beiden jungen Männer verarbeiteten diese wahre Begebenheit, in...