The Letters of William S. Burroughs: Volume I: 1945-1959

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“These funny, filthy, and terrifically smart letters reveal him in a way that no biographer can.” — New York Newsday   Guru of the Beat generation, éminence grise 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.   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 Naked Lunch. 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 homme de lettres.   “Unrelenting impact.” — Los Angeles Reader

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Weight 2.43 kg
Dimensions 2.75 × 14 × 21.32 cm
PubliCanadation City/Country

USA

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Format

Paperback

Language

Pages

512

Publisher

Year Published

1994-6-1

Imprint

ISBN 10

0140094520

About The Author

William 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 Naked Lunch, Queer, Exterminator!, The Cat Inside, The Western Lands, and Interzone.Oliver Harris edited The Letters of William S. Burroughs 1945-1959. He is currently a lecturer in American Literature at the University of Keele.

Table Of Content

The Letters of William S. BurroughsIntroduction by Oliver Harris1945July 24—Allen Ginsberg1946September 1—Allen GinsbergOctober 10—Allen Ginsberg1947February 19—Allen GinsbergMarch 11—Allen GinsbergAugust 8—Allen Ginsberg1948February 20—Allen GinsbergJune 5—Allen Ginsberg And Jack KerouacOctober 14— Allen GinsbergNovember 9—Allen GinsbergNovember 30—Allen GinsbergNovember 30—Jack KerouacDecember 2—Allen Ginsberg1949January 10—Allen GinsbergJanuary 16—Allen GinsbergJanuary 30—Allen GinsbergFebruary 7—Allen GinsbergMarch 15—Jack KerouacMarch 18—Allen GinsbergApril 16—Allen GinsbergMay 27—Jack KerouacJune 24—Jack KerouacSeptember 26—Jack KerouacOctober 13—Allen GinsbergNovember 2—Jack KerouacDecember 24—Allen Ginsberg1950January 1—Jack KerouacJanuary 22—Jack KerouacMarch 10—Jack KerouacMay 1—Allen GinsbergSeptember 18—Jack Kerouac1951January 1—Allen GinsbergJanuary 11—Allen GinsbergJanuary 28—Jack KerouacMarch 5—Lucien CarrApril 24—Jack KerouacMay 5—Allen GinsbergMay—Allen GinsbergMay—Jack KerouacJune 20—Jack KerouacNovember 5—Allen GinsbergDecember 20—Allen Ginsberg1952January 19—Allen GinsbergMarch 5—Allen GinsbergMarch 20—Allen GinsbergMarch 26—Jack KerouacApril 3—Jack KerouacApril 5—Allen GinsbergApril—Jack KerouacApril 14—Allen GinsbergApril 22—Allen GinsbergApril 26—Allen GinsbergMay 15—Allen GinsbergMay 23—Allen GinsbergJune 4—Allen GinsbergJune 23—Allen GinsbergEarly July—Allen GinsbergJuly 13—Allen GinsbergSeptember 18—Allen GinsbergOctober 6 & 14—Allen GinsbergNovember 5—Allen GinsbergDecember 15—Allen GinsbergDecember 23—Allen GinsbergDecember 24—Allen Ginsberg1953January 10—Allen GinsbergMarch 1 & 3—Allen GinsbergMarch 5—Allen GinsbergApril 12—Allen GinsbergApril 22—Allen GinsbergMay 5—Allen GinsbergMay 12—Allen GinsbergMay 23 & 24—Allen GinsbergMay 30—Allen GinsbergJune 5—Allen GinsbergJune 6—Allen GinsbergJune 18—Allen GinsbergEarly July—Allen GinsbergJuly 8—Allen GinsbergJuly 10—Allen GinsbergAugust 3—Allen GinsbergAugust 17—Allen Ginsberg and Jack KerouacDecember 14—Jack KerouacDecember 24—Allen Ginsberg1954January 2—Allen GinsbergJanuary 26—Allen GinsbergFebruary 9—Allen GinsbergMarch 1—Allen GinsbergMarch 12—Neal CassadyApril 7—Allen GinsbergApril 22—Jack KerouacMay 2—Neal CassadyMay 4—Jack KerouacMay 11—Allen GinsbergMay 24—Jack KerouacJune 16—Allen GinsbergJune 24—Allen GinsbergJuly 3 & 4—Allen GinsbergJuly 15, 16, & 22—Allen GinsbergAugust 18—Jack KerouacAugust 26—Allen GinsbergSeptember 3—Jack KerouacEarly October—Allen GinsbergOctober 13—Allen GinsbergNovember 12 & 13—Allen GinsbergDecember 7—Jack KerouacDecember 13—Allen GinsbergDecember 30—Allen Ginsberg1955January 6—Allen GinsbergJanuary 9—Allen GinsbergJanuary 12—Allen GinsbergJanuary 21—Allen GinsbergFebruary 7—Allen GinsbergFebruary 12—Jack KerouacFebruary 19—Allen GinsbergApril 20—Allen GinsbergJune 9—Jack KerouacJuly 5—Allen GinsbergAugust 10—Allen GinsbergSeptember 21—Allen GinsbergOctober 6 & 7—Allen GinsbergOctober 10 & 11—Allen GinsbergOctober 21—Allen GinsbergOctober 23—Allen Ginsberg and Jack KerouacNovember 1—Jack Kerouac and Allen GinsbergNovember 2—Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg1956February 17—Allen GinsbergFebruary 26 & 27—Allen GinsbergMarch 14—Allen GinsbergApril 16—Allen GinsbergMay 8—Allen GinsbergMay 15—Allen GinsbergJune 18—Allen GinsbergJuly 26—Bill GilmoreSeptember 16—Allen GinsbergOctober 13—Allen GinsbergOctober 29—Allen GinsbergDecember 20—Allen Ginsberg1957January 23—Allen GinsbergJanuary 28—Allen GinsbergJanuary 31/February 1—Allen GinsbergFebruary 14—Allen GinsbergMarch 25—Bill GilmoreJune 15—Allen GinsbergJuly 18—Alan AnsenJuly 30—Alan AnsenAugust 20—Allen GinsbergAugust 28—Allen GinsbergSeptember 20—Allen GinsbergOctober 8—Allen GinsbergOctober 19—Allen GinsbergOctober 28—Allen GinsbergNovember 10—Allen GinsbergNovember 26—Allen Ginsberg December 4—Jack KerouacDecember 8—Allen Ginsberg1958January 9—Allen GinsbergFebruary 16—Allen GinsbergApril 18—Lawrence Ferlinghetti July 20—Paul BowlesJuly—Allen GinsbergJuly 24—Allen GinsbergAugust 25—Allen GinsbergSeptember 28—Allen GinsbergOctober 10—Allen GinsbergOctober 19—Paul Bowles1959January 2—Allen GinsbergJanuary 17—Brion GysinJanuary 17—Paul BowlesFebruary 20—Paul BowlesApril 2—Allen GinsbergApril 21—Allen GinsbergMay 18—Allen GinsbergJune 8—Allen GinsbergLate July—Allen GinsbergAugust 24—Allen GinsbergSeptember 5—Allen GinsbergSeptember 11—Allen GinsbergSeptember 25—Allen GinsbergOctober 7—Allen GinsbergOctober 27—Allen GinsbergOctober 29—Allen GinsbergNotesIndex

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