Queer (First Edition)

Burroughs, William S.

ISBN 10: 0670808334 / ISBN 13: 9780670808335

Published by The Viking Press, New York, 1985

About this Item

New York, Viking, 1985. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. Fine in a fine jacket. The illustrated dust jacket is trimmed a bit short and is subtly toned near the very top edge, as is customary with this title. A clean tight copy. Publisher's price intact on front jacket flap ($14.95). Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. Smoke-free. A short novel that takes place in Mexico City during the 1940s, featuring William Lee, the protagonist of Burroughs's debut novel "Junky." The book was originally written in 1952, but not published until 1985. "Queer" is the basis for the 2024 film directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Daniel Craig.

Seller Inventory # Fiction-Burroughs-3

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Queer (First Edition)
• Publisher: The Viking Press, New York
• Publication Date: 1985
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0670808334
• ISBN 13: 9780670808335
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

About this title

Synopsis

Recounts William Lee's seduction of Eugene Allerton in the Mexico City of the 1940s and the romantic agonies he suffered

About the Author

William S. Burroughs (1914-1997) guru of the Beat Generation, controversialeminence 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."