Hardcover, 289 pages
English language
Published Dec. 14, 2003 by Grove Press.
2 stars
(1 review)
Controversial and bizarre cult novel based on the author’s own experiences as a drug addict, first published in 1959. Formed as a series of inter-connected adventures set in locations as diverse as the U.S. Mexico and Morocco sees the protagonist, Burroughs’ alter-ego William Lee on the run from the police and always searching for his next fix. Burroughs once stated that the chapters can be read in any order.
Subjects
- Drug addicts -- Fiction.
- Recovering addicts -- Fiction.
- Alienation (Social psychology) -- Fiction.
- Drug withdrawal symptoms -- Fiction.