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 |
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Dimensions | 2.75 × 14 × 21.32 cm |
PubliCanadation City/Country | USA |
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Format | Paperback |
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Pages | 512 |
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Year Published | 1994-6-1 |
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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 24Allen Ginsberg1946September 1Allen GinsbergOctober 10Allen Ginsberg1947February 19Allen GinsbergMarch 11Allen GinsbergAugust 8Allen Ginsberg1948February 20Allen GinsbergJune 5Allen Ginsberg And Jack KerouacOctober 14 Allen GinsbergNovember 9Allen GinsbergNovember 30Allen GinsbergNovember 30Jack KerouacDecember 2Allen Ginsberg1949January 10Allen GinsbergJanuary 16Allen GinsbergJanuary 30Allen GinsbergFebruary 7Allen GinsbergMarch 15Jack KerouacMarch 18Allen GinsbergApril 16Allen GinsbergMay 27Jack KerouacJune 24Jack KerouacSeptember 26Jack KerouacOctober 13Allen GinsbergNovember 2Jack KerouacDecember 24Allen Ginsberg1950January 1Jack KerouacJanuary 22Jack KerouacMarch 10Jack KerouacMay 1Allen GinsbergSeptember 18Jack Kerouac1951January 1Allen GinsbergJanuary 11Allen GinsbergJanuary 28Jack KerouacMarch 5Lucien CarrApril 24Jack KerouacMay 5Allen GinsbergMayAllen GinsbergMayJack KerouacJune 20Jack KerouacNovember 5Allen GinsbergDecember 20Allen Ginsberg1952January 19Allen GinsbergMarch 5Allen GinsbergMarch 20Allen GinsbergMarch 26Jack KerouacApril 3Jack KerouacApril 5Allen GinsbergAprilJack KerouacApril 14Allen GinsbergApril 22Allen GinsbergApril 26Allen GinsbergMay 15Allen GinsbergMay 23Allen GinsbergJune 4Allen GinsbergJune 23Allen GinsbergEarly JulyAllen GinsbergJuly 13Allen GinsbergSeptember 18Allen GinsbergOctober 6 & 14Allen GinsbergNovember 5Allen GinsbergDecember 15Allen GinsbergDecember 23Allen GinsbergDecember 24Allen Ginsberg1953January 10Allen GinsbergMarch 1 & 3Allen GinsbergMarch 5Allen GinsbergApril 12Allen GinsbergApril 22Allen GinsbergMay 5Allen GinsbergMay 12Allen GinsbergMay 23 & 24Allen GinsbergMay 30Allen GinsbergJune 5Allen GinsbergJune 6Allen GinsbergJune 18Allen GinsbergEarly JulyAllen GinsbergJuly 8Allen GinsbergJuly 10Allen GinsbergAugust 3Allen GinsbergAugust 17Allen Ginsberg and Jack KerouacDecember 14Jack KerouacDecember 24Allen Ginsberg1954January 2Allen GinsbergJanuary 26Allen GinsbergFebruary 9Allen GinsbergMarch 1Allen GinsbergMarch 12Neal CassadyApril 7Allen GinsbergApril 22Jack KerouacMay 2Neal CassadyMay 4Jack KerouacMay 11Allen GinsbergMay 24Jack KerouacJune 16Allen GinsbergJune 24Allen GinsbergJuly 3 & 4Allen GinsbergJuly 15, 16, & 22Allen GinsbergAugust 18Jack KerouacAugust 26Allen GinsbergSeptember 3Jack KerouacEarly OctoberAllen GinsbergOctober 13Allen GinsbergNovember 12 & 13Allen GinsbergDecember 7Jack KerouacDecember 13Allen GinsbergDecember 30Allen Ginsberg1955January 6Allen GinsbergJanuary 9Allen GinsbergJanuary 12Allen GinsbergJanuary 21Allen GinsbergFebruary 7Allen GinsbergFebruary 12Jack KerouacFebruary 19Allen GinsbergApril 20Allen GinsbergJune 9Jack KerouacJuly 5Allen GinsbergAugust 10Allen GinsbergSeptember 21Allen GinsbergOctober 6 & 7Allen GinsbergOctober 10 & 11Allen GinsbergOctober 21Allen GinsbergOctober 23Allen Ginsberg and Jack KerouacNovember 1Jack Kerouac and Allen GinsbergNovember 2Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg1956February 17Allen GinsbergFebruary 26 & 27Allen GinsbergMarch 14Allen GinsbergApril 16Allen GinsbergMay 8Allen GinsbergMay 15Allen GinsbergJune 18Allen GinsbergJuly 26Bill GilmoreSeptember 16Allen GinsbergOctober 13Allen GinsbergOctober 29Allen GinsbergDecember 20Allen Ginsberg1957January 23Allen GinsbergJanuary 28Allen GinsbergJanuary 31/February 1Allen GinsbergFebruary 14Allen GinsbergMarch 25Bill GilmoreJune 15Allen GinsbergJuly 18Alan AnsenJuly 30Alan AnsenAugust 20Allen GinsbergAugust 28Allen GinsbergSeptember 20Allen GinsbergOctober 8Allen GinsbergOctober 19Allen GinsbergOctober 28Allen GinsbergNovember 10Allen GinsbergNovember 26Allen Ginsberg December 4Jack KerouacDecember 8Allen Ginsberg1958January 9Allen GinsbergFebruary 16Allen GinsbergApril 18Lawrence Ferlinghetti July 20Paul BowlesJulyAllen GinsbergJuly 24Allen GinsbergAugust 25Allen GinsbergSeptember 28Allen GinsbergOctober 10Allen GinsbergOctober 19Paul Bowles1959January 2Allen GinsbergJanuary 17Brion GysinJanuary 17Paul BowlesFebruary 20Paul BowlesApril 2Allen GinsbergApril 21Allen GinsbergMay 18Allen GinsbergJune 8Allen GinsbergLate JulyAllen GinsbergAugust 24Allen GinsbergSeptember 5Allen GinsbergSeptember 11Allen GinsbergSeptember 25Allen GinsbergOctober 7Allen GinsbergOctober 27Allen GinsbergOctober 29Allen GinsbergNotesIndex |
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