Word Virus: The William Burroughs Reader - Couverture souple

Burroughs, William

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0006552145 ISBN 13 : 9780006552147

Editeur : Flamingo, 1999

Synopsis

An indispensable selection of Burroughs' work. 'Word Virus' brings together selections of Burroughs' most important and challenging work, beginning with his very early work (including a chapter from a novel in collaboration with Jack Kerouac) and following his trajectory through 'The Cat Inside'. This book has been edited to serve as a tool for the scholar and with commentary for the general reader. Important biographical information is included which provides key links to understanding Burroughs' work within the context of his life. Burroughs managed to be a visionary amongst writers: he imagined the Internet decades before its appearance and peered into the future of other technologies; he kept pace with world affairs and cultural trends; and, with each of his books, he introduced new possibilities to the form. When he died in 1997, the world of letters lost its most elegant insider.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

William Burroughs was born in St Louis, Missouri in 1914. Immensely influential among the Beat writers of the 1950s – notably Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg – he already had an underground reputation before the appearance of his first important book, ‘Naked Lunch’. William Burroughs died in 1997.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Flamingo
• Date d'édition: 1999
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0006552145
• ISBN 13: 9780006552147
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 576
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible