Rub Out the Words: The Letters of William S. Burroughs 1959-1974
by William S. Burroughs
Letters of William Burroughs (2)
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Presenting a glimpse into the private life of the misunderstood writer, this collection of letters from the 1960s and 1970s reveals the era in which Burroughs became an influential artistic and cultural leader beyond the literary world.Tags
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These series of letter was not that interesting because it was at a less interesting time in Burrough's life then earlier on, althought there is a letter to his son in the book.
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William S. Burroughs was a primary figure of the Beat Generation who wrote in the postmodern paranoid fiction genre. Jack Kerouac called Burroughs the "greatest satirical writer since Jonathan Swift," while Norman Mailer declared him "the only American writer who may be conceivably possessed by genius." While he is best known for the novels Naked show more Lunch, Queer, and Junkie, he also collaborated with artists such as Laurie Anderson, Tom Waits, Nick Cave, Gus Van Sant, David Cronen-berg, and Sonic Youth to produce films, music, and performance pieces. show less
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- Fiction and Literature, Literature Studies and Criticism, Biography & Memoir
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- 813.54 — Literature & rhetoric American literature in English American fiction in English 1900-1999 1945-1999
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- PS3552 .U75 .Z48 — Language and Literature American literature American literature Individual authors 1961-
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