William s burroughs audio book

Download audiobooks written by william s burroughs to your device. Burroughs audio books from the largest online selection at. William burroughs died at his home in lawrence, kansas, after suffering a heart attack in 1997. Feb 01, 2014 on the centenary of william burroughs birth, will self on why he was the perfect incarnation of late 20th. Burroughs book sheds light on the literary legends influence on music relying on a wealth of research and documents, casey rae deftly maps out how one of americas most. Burroughs cutting up the century is the definitive book on burroughs overarching cutup project and its relevance to the american twentieth century. Burroughs, narrated by andrew garman, mark nelson, t. He approaches the work with such energy that the story seems like a new entity, freshly relevant and timely.

From william burroughss naked lunch to paul bowless translations of moroccan authors, here are the best. Burroughs and released in 2000 by penguin audiobooks. Burroughs, american writer of experimental novels that evoke, in deliberately erratic prose, a nightmarish, sometimes wildly humorous world. Confessions of an unredeemed drug addict originally titled junk, later released as junky is a novel by american beat generation writer william s. Burroughs wrote eighteen novels and novellas, six collections of short stories and. In april 2006, city lights books published yage letters redux, a new edition of the book edited by oliver harris. His sexual explicitness he was an avowed and outspoken homosexual and the frankness with which he dealt with his experiences as a drug addict won. Originally published as junkie under the pen name of william lee. Burroughs stated that the chapters are intended to be read in any order. Continuing his ferocious verbal assault on hatred, hype, poverty, war, bureaucracy, and addiction in all its forms, burroughs gives us a surreal space odyssey through the wounded galaxies in a book only he.

Burroughs classic taleis invigorated by this enthusiastic reading. Burroughs 19141997 was an american author, painter, and spokenword performer who has had a wideranging influence on american culture. Burroughs 4,719 followers william seward burroughs ii, also known by his pen name william lee. Junky is a very well written book about a mans experience with his addiction. Burroughs who died in 1997 at the age of 83 continues to be a vital cultural force today. All book club genres sorting by best selling this month book lists. William s burroughs book recommendations books off the. Burroughss nova trilogy the soft machine, nova express, and the ticket that exploded. Get 50% off this audiobook at the audiobooksnow online audio book store and download or stream it right to your computer, smartphone or tablet. A shocking expose of the desperate subculture surrounding addiction, william s. I went to john burroughs school and the taylor school, and was out west for a bit, and then went to harvard. Burroughs does not patronize his readers by driving or advocating any particular morality.

It is a candid eyewitness account of times and places that are now long gone, an unvarnished field report from the american postwar underground. Norman mailer declared him the only american writer who may be conceivably. Burroughs unique among writers is the fact that he spent a lot of his creative energy not writing, presumably as a way to accomplish his mission of rubbing out the word. Mark bramhall offers a professional performance peppered with every trick of the actors trade to make it a resonating effort. The reader follows the narration of junkie william lee, who takes on various aliases, from the u. The book has been expanded with an extensive essay on its history written by harris, along with previously unpublished material by burroughs and ginsberg. Before his 1959 breakthrough, naked lunch, an unknown william s. Burroughs discussing various sources for writing, including dreams, voices external and internal, and cutup, giving examples from his own work. The wild boys is burroughs strangest novel and that s saying something. Jack kerouac called him the greatest satirical writer since jonathan swift. February 5, 1914 august 2, 1997 was an american writer and visual artist.

On the centenary of william burroughs birth, will self on why he was the perfect incarnation of late 20th. Writer, philosopher, artist, and cofounder of the beat generation, william s. Burroughs painted, experimented with collage, manipulated tape recordings, collaborated on film projects, toyed with weird. The final novel of the trilogy containing cities of the red night and the place of dead roads. Reedited by burroughs scholar barry miles and burroughs longtime editor james grauerholz, naked lunch. February 5, 1914 august 2, 1997 was an american novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer. Its safe to say that the book wouldnt have seen the light of day if allen ginsberg hadnt taken burroughs under his wing and edited the manuscript. Feb 04, 2011 writer, philosopher, artist, and cofounder of the beat generation, william s. A provocative, controversial figure famed for his unique cutup prose aesthetic, burroughs lived.

Burroughs didnt let himself off the hook for that ever, and i dont either in the book, but i do use it as an opportunity to explore what that type of psychic trauma can. Burroughs and the cult of rock and roll, casey rae details the shooting and its impact on burroughs future. Audible provides the highest quality audio and narration. Burroughs is one of the best beatnik writers of his day. Burroughs, published initially under the pseudonym william lee in 1953. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. Rather, he matteroffactly writes about his own experience in the antisocial world of that many would rather not know. Burroughs broke into the literary scene with junky sometimes also called junkie, a candid, semiautobiographical account of an unredeemed drug addict. Jack kerouac big sur complete audio book with chapter tracks. Blending war films and pornography, and referencing kafka and mailer, the western lands confirms burroughs status as one of americas greatest writers.

Burroughs, you read nonfiction books for information. A fascinating mix of autobiographical episodes and extraordinary egyptian theology, burroughs final novel is poignant and melancholic. Burroughs comparing his works to those of jack kerouac, discussing their writing techniques. Burroughs biography literary outlaw which burroughs hated, the hardliving beat writer added teacher to the list of jobs he did not like after an unhappy semester teaching creative writing at the city college of. Six years before he published his breakthrough novel, naked lunch 1959, william s. Burroughs wrote eighteen novels and novellas, six collections of short. Too bad many of the colloquialisms of his day has aged like warm milk. Dec 16, 2019 william s burroughs book recommendations. Oct 07, 2018 click and tune in to slacker free internet radio for more wsb and other beat artists audio tracksmusic albumsspoken words burroughs connection to modern music. Burroughs reads his first novel, junky open culture. The book is structured as a series of loosely connected vignettes. Download and keep this book for free with a 30 day trial.

Burroughs was a beat generation writer known for his startling, nontraditional accounts of drug culture, most famously in the book naked lunch. If you read william burroughs and havent read junky, dont hesitate to buy this book. Get this book free when you sign up for a 30day trial. He is best known for his experimental novel naked lunch, a subversive and highly controversial book that underwent a court case under the u. Burroughs reads from the place of dead roads and the cat inside. Burroughs was born 100 years ago on february 5 and to commemorate there is a hefty new biography, the first comprehensive effort since 1988. One reason that apes cant talk is because the structure of their inner throats is simply not designed to. Burroughs, including the naked lunch, and junky, and more on.

And for newcomers to william burroughs, you should absolutely pick it up and start with it, then read queer, the sequel to junky which i actually read before it and move on to wade through the deep water of burroughs dark and fractured. Rider smith, andrew garman, mark nelson, recorded books. A fascinating mix of autobiographical episodes and extraordinary egyptian theology, burroughss final novel is poignant and melancholic. Its safe to say that the book wouldnt have seen the light of day if allen ginsberg hadnt taken burroughs under his wing and edited.

Extended sample audio sample unavailable naked lunch by william s. Ginsberg begins by reading from burroughss work, including his book nova express. The final novel of the trilogy begun with cities of the red night and the place of dead roads is a book. Burroughs biography literary outlaw which burroughs hated, the hardliving beat writer added teacher to the list of jobs he did not like after an unhappy semester teaching creative writing at the city college of new york. In 1983, burroughs was elected to the american academy and institute of arts and letters, and in 1984. Stream and download audiobooks to your computer, tablet or mobile phone. Burroughs 19141997 was one of the foremost writers of the beat generation. Blending war films and pornography, and referencing kafka and mailer, the western lands confirms his status as one of americas greatest writers. See junk novel for the book of similar title by melvin burgess junkie. The book has been expanded with an extensive essay on its history written by harris, along with previously unpublished material by. Remember, in how to read a book, mortimer adler says there are three reasons to read a book for entertainment, for information, and to further your knowledge on a topic.

Listen to thousands of best sellers and new releases on your iphone, ipad, or android. Burroughs was elected to the american academy and institute of arts and letters in 1975. This is from the audiobook of junky read by william s. The restored text corrects errors present in previous editions and incorporates burroughs notes on the text, several essays he wrote about the book, an appendix of new material, and alternate drafts from the original manuscript. William seward burroughs ii, also known by his pen name william lee. William burroughs the original junkie books the guardian. Feb 05, 2014 burroughs was born 100 years ago on february 5 and to commemorate there is a hefty new biography, the first comprehensive effort since 1988. Norman mailer declared him the only american writer who may be conceivably possessed by genius. William burroughs audio books, best sellers, author bio audible. Burroughs was a primary figure of the beat generation and a major postmodernist author whose influence is considered to have affected a range of popular culture as well as literature. Burroughs begins an adventure that will take us into the dark recesses of his imagination, a region where nothing is sacred, nothing taboo. His first published work, it is semiautobiographical and focuses on burroughs life as a. It s safe to say that the book wouldnt have seen the light of day if allen ginsberg hadnt taken burroughs under his wing and edited the manuscript. It may also be his saddest book, as from a writer s standpoint one can almost feel the depression, pain, guilt, fatigue and malaise pouring from the words within the pages within the binding of the book.