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William S. Burroughs occupied a unique place in American literature. Harking from the Beat Generation, he worked closely with Allen Ginsberg on publishing his writings, while also participating in other social movements: Anti-war, Punk Rock, you name it! Here is a collection of interviews with several of his associates, as well as the man himself. Burroughs and Friends contains never-before-published interviews which shed a new light on W.S. Burroughs.

V. Vale has been publishing countercultural interviews for over 40 years with his first punk tabloid, Search & Destroy, then RE/Search. He lives and works in San Francisco

William S. Burroughs' writing career spanned both decades and continents. Best known for his "cut ups" and for "Naked Lunch" (made into a major motion picture directed by David Cronenberg), with the help of Allen Ginsberg, his short "routines" (short narrative vignettes) became novels.

Brion Gysin was a writer, painter, collage artist and inventor (i.e. of the Dream Machine). A close associate of William S. Burroughs, he was the original inventor of "cut-ups", a writing tool extensively utilized by Burroughs.