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William S. Burroughs
Baker Phil
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Paperback. William S. Burroughs (1914-1997) is an iconic figure of the Beat generation. In this revealing study Phil Baker investigates this cult writer's life and work, and his self-portrayal as an explorer of inner space, reporting back from the frontiers of experience. Series: Critical Lives. Num Pages: 192 pages, 30 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: BGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 202 x 131 x 16. Weight in Grams: 256.
Along with Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs (1914-1997) is an iconic figure of the Beat generation. In this revealing study Phil Baker traces this cult writer's life - from the New York underworld of the 1940s to Mexico and the South American jungle, Tangier and the writing of Naked Lunch, Paris and the Beat Hotel, 1960s London, and small-town Kansas - in order to investigate his work as an autobiographical explorer of altered consciousness and inner space, reporting back from the frontiers of his experience. After accidentally shooting his wife in 1951, Burroughs felt it was ... Read more
Along with Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, William S. Burroughs (1914-1997) is an iconic figure of the Beat generation. In this revealing study Phil Baker traces this cult writer's life - from the New York underworld of the 1940s to Mexico and the South American jungle, Tangier and the writing of Naked Lunch, Paris and the Beat Hotel, 1960s London, and small-town Kansas - in order to investigate his work as an autobiographical explorer of altered consciousness and inner space, reporting back from the frontiers of his experience. After accidentally shooting his wife in 1951, Burroughs felt it was ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Reaktion Books United Kingdom
Number of pages
192
Condition
New
Series
Critical Lives
Number of Pages
192
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781861896636
SKU
V9781861896636
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About Baker Phil
Phil Baker's previous books include a critical study of Samuel Beckett and a cultural history of absinthe.
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