Naked Lunch - Softcover

Burroughs, William S

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802130933 ISBN 13: 9780802130938

Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, 1991

Synopsis

This the unnerving tale of a monumental descent into the hellish world of a narcotics addict as he travels from New York to Tangiers, then into Interzone, a nightmarish modern urban wasteland in which the forces of good and evil vie for control of the individual and all of humanity. By mixing the fantastic and the realistic with his own unmistakable vision and voice, Burroughs has created a classic of twentieth century fiction.

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Review:

‘A true genius and first mythographer of the mid-twentieth century, William Burroughs is the lineal successor to James Joyce. Naked Lunch is a banquet you will never forget.’ JG Ballard

‘A delirious exploration of sexual violence through the art of collage.’ Time Out

From the Back Cover:

WELCOME TO INTERZONE...

Say hello to Bradley the Buyer, the best narcotics agent in the business. Attend international playboy A.J.'s annual party, where the punch is to be treated with extreme caution. Meet Dr 'Fingers' Schafer, the Lobotomy Kid and his giant centipede, 'The Complete American De-anxietized Man.' And enter the dark and infernal mind of Bill Lee as he pursues his daily quest for the ultimate merchandise...

Provocative, influential, morbidly fascinating, Naked Lunch is an apocalyptic ride through the darker recesses of the human psyche.

About this edition

• Publisher: Grove/Atlantic
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0802130933
• ISBN 13: 9780802130938
• Binding: Paperback