Letters of William S. Burroughs

Informationen zum Autor 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 satiristshad 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. Klappentext "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 Zusammenfassung "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 Inhaltsverzeichnis The Letters of William S. BurroughsIntroduction by Oliver Harris 1945 July 24?Allen Ginsberg 1946 September 1?Allen Ginsberg October 10?Allen Ginsberg 1947 February 19?Allen Ginsberg March 11?Allen Ginsberg August 8?Allen Ginsberg 1948 February 20?Allen Ginsberg June 5?Allen Ginsberg And Jack Kerouac October 14? Allen Ginsberg November 9?Allen Ginsberg November 30?Allen Ginsberg November 30?Jack Kerouac December 2?Allen Ginsberg 1949 January 10?Allen Ginsberg January 16?Allen Ginsberg January 30?Allen Ginsberg February 7?Allen Ginsberg March 15...

Autorentext
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.

Klappentext
"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

Inhalt
The Letters of William S. BurroughsIntroduction by Oliver Harris
1945
July 24—Allen Ginsberg
1946
September 1—Allen Ginsberg
October 10—Allen Ginsberg
1947
February 19—Allen Ginsberg
March 11—Allen Ginsberg
August 8—Allen Ginsberg
1948
February 20—Allen Ginsberg
June 5—Allen Ginsberg And Jack Kerouac
October 14— Allen Ginsberg
November 9—Allen Ginsberg
November 30—Allen Ginsberg
November 30—Jack Kerouac
December 2—Allen Ginsberg
1949
January 10—Allen Ginsberg
January 16—Allen Ginsberg
January 30—Allen Ginsberg
February 7—Allen Ginsberg
March 15—Jack Kerouac
March 18—Allen Ginsberg
April 16—Allen Ginsberg
May 27—Jack Kerouac
June 24—Jack Kerouac
September 26—Jack Kerouac
October 13—Allen Ginsberg
November 2—Jack Kerouac
December 24—Allen Ginsberg
1950
January 1—Jack Kerouac
January 22—Jack Kerouac
March 10—Jack Kerouac
May 1—Allen Ginsberg
September 18—Jack Kerouac
1951
January 1—Allen Ginsberg
January 11—Allen Ginsberg
January 28—Jack Kerouac
March 5—Lucien Carr
April 24—Jack Kerouac
May 5—Allen Ginsberg
May—Allen Ginsberg
May—Jack Kerouac
June 20—Jack Kerouac
November 5—Allen Ginsberg
December 20—Allen Ginsberg
1952
January 19—Allen Ginsberg
March 5—Allen Ginsberg
March 20—Allen Ginsberg
March 26—Jack Kerouac
April 3—Jack Kerouac
April 5—Allen Ginsberg
April—Jack Kerouac
April 14—Allen Ginsberg
April 22—Allen Ginsberg
April 26—Allen Ginsberg
May 15—Allen Ginsberg
May 23—Allen Ginsberg
June 4—Allen Ginsberg
June 23—Allen Ginsberg
Early July—Allen Ginsberg
July 13—Allen Ginsberg
September 18—Allen Ginsberg
October 6 & 14—Allen Ginsberg
November 5—Allen Ginsberg
December 15—Allen Ginsberg
December 23—Allen Ginsberg
December 24—Allen Ginsberg
1953
January 10—Allen Gi…

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