{"product_id":"the-letters-of-william-s-burroughs-volume-i-1945-1959-paperback","title":"The Letters of William S. Burroughs: Volume I: 1945-1959 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam S. Burroughs\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eOliver Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eOliver Harris\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"These funny, filthy, and terrifically smart letters reveal him in a way that no biographer can.\" -- \u003ci\u003eNew York Newsday\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Guru of the Beat generation, \u003ci\u003eéminence grise\u003c\/i\u003e of the international avant-garde, dark prophet, and blackest of satirists, William S. Burroughs has had a range of influence rivaled by few living writers. This volume of his correspondence from 1945 to 1959 vividly documents the personal and cultural history through which Burroughs developed, revealing clues to illuminate his life and keys to open up his texts. More than that, it shows how letter-writing was itself integral to his life and to his fiction. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Beginning as surprisingly formal notes from the road to his friends Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, the letters deepen in substance and style. Then, in Tangier, comes a dramatic shift in voice and vision and the explosive, distinctive letters that will become \u003ci\u003eNaked Lunch\u003c\/i\u003e. Letters were lifelines for Burroughs, the outcast; and works-in-progress for Burroughs, the writer; and, they track his turbulent journey across two decades and three continents. To read them as they were written is to experience a unique merging of life and letters, the extraordinary story of Williams S. Burroughs \u003ci\u003ehomme de lettres\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Unrelenting impact.\" -- \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Reader\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam S. Burroughs (1914-1997)--guru of the Beat Generation, controversial éminence grise of the international avant-garde, dark prophet, and blackest of black humor satirists--had a range of influence rivaled by few post-World War II writers. His many books include \u003cb\u003eNaked Lunch\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eQueer\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eExterminator!\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Cat Inside\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Western Lands\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eInterzone\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOliver Harris edited \u003cb\u003eThe Letters of William S. Burroughs 1945-1959\u003c\/b\u003e. He is currently a lecturer in American Literature at the University of Keele.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 512\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.18 x 8.44 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1994\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51984039969069,"sku":"9780140094527","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/1tFKW8CBO49780140094527.webp?v=1776081552","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-letters-of-william-s-burroughs-volume-i-1945-1959-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}