Publication

1977 - Penguin Books, Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England

Language

English

Word Count

39,500 words, Guess

Page Count

158 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100140043519
  • ISBN-139780140043518
  • LibraryThing26134
  • Goodreads538566
  • Library of Congress Control Number76048144
and 4 more

Classifications

  • DDC813/.5/4
  • DDCB
  • LCCPS3552.U75 J86 1977
and 3 more
  • LCCPS3552.U75 J86 1977
  • LCCPS3552.U75.J86 1977
  • LCCPZ4.B972 Ju3

Description

A semi-autobiographical account, narrated in a matter-of-fact manner, of the author’s life as a drug addict. The story ranges from the backstreets of New York to a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kentucky, the bars of New Orleans and on to Mexico, recounting the difficulties of obtaining drugs, financial problems and homosexual encounters. Burroughs significantly stretched the boundaries of publishable material with his debut novel.

Description

Depicts the addict's life: his hallucinations, his ghostly nocturnal wanderings, his strange sexuality, and his hunger for the needle. Following its hero from his midwestern birthplace to New York, New Orleans, and Mexico City. Based on the author's own experiences.

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  • JunkyPenguin Books1977-01-01
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