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William S. Burroughs (1914-1997) was an American author, painter, and spoken-word performer who has had a wide-ranging influence on American culture. Jack Kerouac called him the "greatest satirical writer since Jonathan Swift." Norman Mailer declared him "the only American writer who may be conceivably possessed by genius." A postmodernist and a key figure of the beat generation, he focused his art on a relentless subversion of the moral, political, and economic conventions of modern American society, as reflected in his often darkly humorous and sardonic satire. He wrote eighteen novels and novellas, six short-story collections, and four collections of essays. No fewer than five books of his interviews and correspondence have been published. He also collaborated on projects and recordings with numerous performers and musicians and made many appearances in films. He was elected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 1983 and in the following year was appointed to the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.35. Seller Inventory # G0394171284I5N00
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.35. Seller Inventory # G0394171284I5N00
Book Description Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Fourth Printing. Softcover, 217 pp. Evergreen Black Cat, B-164. Moderate wear with creases on front cover, no owner names or gift notes, text is age-toned otherwise unmarked, tight binding. With a shock one realizes that the reality is greater than the fiction: Burroughs is confronting us with contemporary society. Seller Inventory # 022958
Book Description Trade paperback. Condition: Very good. 1st. 4th Printing. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. Evergreen Black Cat Book, 217pgs. Audience: General/trade. clean and tight, some discoloration on the inside covers and a few pages have some spots on them. light shelf wear. Seller Inventory # Alibris.0007429
Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st. 4th Printing; 217 clean, unmarked pages; evergreen Black Cat edition; soft crease on frt; price inked out neatly. Mass Media Paperback. Seller Inventory # 044844
Book Description MMPB. Condition: Very Good. Another Burroughs counterculture classic from the late 1960s, Grove Press' Evergreen Black Cat Edition B-164. Pretty strong binding, just has a weakened front hinge and one area in the middle that's beginning to weaken. Cover has a crease in the outer lower area. Kept in poly sleeve for protection. Packed and shipped with care. Seller Inventory # RM6016