Burroughs, William S. 1914-1997
Overview
| Works: | 1,983 works in 5,529 publications in 21 languages and 92,725 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Psychological fiction Interviews Satire Science fiction Drama Autobiographical fiction Detective and mystery fiction Alternative histories (Fiction) Black humor |
| Roles: | Author, Actor, Interviewee, Artist, Performer, Narrator, Bibliographic antecedent, Author of introduction, Editor, Illustrator, Author of afterword, colophon, etc., Author in quotations or text abstracts, Contributor, Other, Former owner, Proofreader, Creator, Inscriber, Dedicatee, Scenarist, Lyricist, nft, Photographer, Signer, Publisher, Translator, Honoree, Depicted, Engraver, Composer, Printer, Commentator, wpr, Dedicator, Speaker, Compiler |
| Classifications: | PS3552.U75, 813.54 |
Publication Timeline
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Most widely held works about
William S Burroughs
- Wising up the marks : the amodern William Burroughs by Timothy S Murphy( )
- William S. Burroughs at the front : critical reception, 1959-1989 by Jennie Skerl( )
- William Burroughs and the secret of fascination by Oliver Harris( )
- Retaking the universe : William S. Burroughs in the age of globalization by Philip Walsh( )
- City of words: American fiction, 1950-1970 by Tony Tanner( Book )
- Shift linguals : cut-up narratives from William S. Burroughs to the present by Edward S Robinson( )
- Vulnerable people : a view of American fiction since 1945 by Josephine Hendin( Book )
- Call me Burroughs : a Life by Barry Miles( Book )
- Literary outlaw : the life and times of William S. Burroughs by Ted Morgan( Book )
- The birth of the beat generation : visionaries, rebels, and hipsters, 1944-1960 by Steven Watson( Book )
- Naked angels : the lives & literature of the Beat generation by John Tytell( Book )
- William S. Burroughs by Jennie Skerl( Book )
- Waiting for the end by Leslie A Fiedler( Book )
- The beats : a graphic history by Harvey Pekar( Book )
- The green ghost : William Burroughs and the ecological mind by Chad Weidner( )
- The typewriter is holy : the complete, uncensored history of the Beat generation by Bill Morgan( Book )
- The red hot vacuum : and other pieces on the writing of the sixties by Ted Solotaroff( Book )
- The Beat Hotel : Ginsberg, Burroughs, and Corso in Paris, 1958-1963 by Barry Miles( Book )
- My education : a book of dreams by William S Burroughs( Book )
- Mosaic of juxtaposition : William S. Burroughs' narrative revolution by Micheal Sean Bolton( )
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Most widely held works by
William S Burroughs
Naked lunch : the restored text by
William S Burroughs(
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355 editions published between 1959 and 2017 in 21 languages and held by 5,356 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bill Lee, an addict and hustler, travels to Mexico and then Tangier in order to find easy access to drugs, and ends up in the Interzone, a bizarre fantasy world, in an edition that features restored text, archival material, and an essay on psychoactive drugs
355 editions published between 1959 and 2017 in 21 languages and held by 5,356 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Bill Lee, an addict and hustler, travels to Mexico and then Tangier in order to find easy access to drugs, and ends up in the Interzone, a bizarre fantasy world, in an edition that features restored text, archival material, and an essay on psychoactive drugs
Cities of the red night by
William S Burroughs(
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84 editions published between 1980 and 2015 in 10 languages and held by 1,485 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Clem Snide, a private detective, has to solve a case of ritual murder. In the Gobi Desert 100,000 years ago, a red virus has erupted. And in the 18th century, gay pirates have set up their own republics in South America and are at war with the conquistadors. All three stories are merged at the end in a giant trans-time, trans-space battle
84 editions published between 1980 and 2015 in 10 languages and held by 1,485 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Clem Snide, a private detective, has to solve a case of ritual murder. In the Gobi Desert 100,000 years ago, a red virus has erupted. And in the 18th century, gay pirates have set up their own republics in South America and are at war with the conquistadors. All three stories are merged at the end in a giant trans-time, trans-space battle
The ticket that exploded by
William S Burroughs(
Book
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94 editions published between 1962 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,420 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Inspector Lee and the Nova Police engage the Nova Mob in a decisive battle for the planet. Scientists and combat troops, ad men and con men whose deceitful language has spread like an incurable disease, create terror
94 editions published between 1962 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,420 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Inspector Lee and the Nova Police engage the Nova Mob in a decisive battle for the planet. Scientists and combat troops, ad men and con men whose deceitful language has spread like an incurable disease, create terror
Nova Express by
William S Burroughs(
Book
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109 editions published between 1964 and 2014 in 8 languages and held by 1,366 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this novel of future violence and corruption, the anarchic Nova Mob descends on humankind, while the Nova Police try to match them
109 editions published between 1964 and 2014 in 8 languages and held by 1,366 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In this novel of future violence and corruption, the anarchic Nova Mob descends on humankind, while the Nova Police try to match them
Queer by
William S Burroughs(
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83 editions published between 1985 and 2017 in 10 languages and held by 1,351 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"For more than three decades, while its writer's world fame increased, Queer remained unpublished because of its forthright depiction of homosexual longings. Set in the corrupt and spectral Mexico City of the forties, Queer is the story of William Lee, a man afflicted with both acute heroin withdrawal and romantic and sexual yearnings for an indifferent user named Eugene Allerton." --Publisher
83 editions published between 1985 and 2017 in 10 languages and held by 1,351 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"For more than three decades, while its writer's world fame increased, Queer remained unpublished because of its forthright depiction of homosexual longings. Set in the corrupt and spectral Mexico City of the forties, Queer is the story of William Lee, a man afflicted with both acute heroin withdrawal and romantic and sexual yearnings for an indifferent user named Eugene Allerton." --Publisher
The soft machine by
William S Burroughs(
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125 editions published between 1961 and 2014 in 9 languages and held by 1,338 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Novel
125 editions published between 1961 and 2014 in 9 languages and held by 1,338 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Novel
The place of dead roads by
William S Burroughs(
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68 editions published between 1983 and 2015 in 6 languages and held by 1,243 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A good old-fashioned shoot-out in the American West of the frontier days serves as the springboard for this hyperkinetic adventure in which gunslingers lead by Kim Carson fight for galactic freedom
68 editions published between 1983 and 2015 in 6 languages and held by 1,243 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A good old-fashioned shoot-out in the American West of the frontier days serves as the springboard for this hyperkinetic adventure in which gunslingers lead by Kim Carson fight for galactic freedom
And the hippos were boiled in their tanks by
William S Burroughs(
Book
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30 editions published between 1945 and 2013 in English and German and held by 1,178 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"And the hippos were boiled in their tanks is an engaging, fast-paced read that shows the two authors' developing styles. It is also an incomparable artifact, a legendary novel from the dawn of the Beat movement by two hugely influential writers."--Jacket
30 editions published between 1945 and 2013 in English and German and held by 1,178 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"And the hippos were boiled in their tanks is an engaging, fast-paced read that shows the two authors' developing styles. It is also an incomparable artifact, a legendary novel from the dawn of the Beat movement by two hugely influential writers."--Jacket
Exterminator! A novel by
William S Burroughs(
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68 editions published between 1960 and 2014 in 7 languages and held by 1,176 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Conspirators plot to explode a train carrying nerve gas. A perfect servant suddenly reveals himself to be the insidious Dr. Fu Manchu. Science-fantasy wars, racism, corporate capitalism, drug addiction, and various medical and psychiatric horrors all play their parts in this mosaiclike, experimental novel. Here is William S. Burroughs at his coruscating and hilarious best.--Back cover of paperback edition
68 editions published between 1960 and 2014 in 7 languages and held by 1,176 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Conspirators plot to explode a train carrying nerve gas. A perfect servant suddenly reveals himself to be the insidious Dr. Fu Manchu. Science-fantasy wars, racism, corporate capitalism, drug addiction, and various medical and psychiatric horrors all play their parts in this mosaiclike, experimental novel. Here is William S. Burroughs at his coruscating and hilarious best.--Back cover of paperback edition
The western lands by
William S Burroughs(
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47 editions published between 1987 and 2015 in 7 languages and held by 1,135 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In this novel, Burroughs completes a trilogy that began with Cities of the Red Night and The Place of Dead Roads, with a profound, revealing, and often astounding meditation on the themes of mortality, loneliness, nuclear peril-and the inextinguishable hope for an existence beyond bodily death."
47 editions published between 1987 and 2015 in 7 languages and held by 1,135 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"In this novel, Burroughs completes a trilogy that began with Cities of the Red Night and The Place of Dead Roads, with a profound, revealing, and often astounding meditation on the themes of mortality, loneliness, nuclear peril-and the inextinguishable hope for an existence beyond bodily death."
Junky by
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36 editions published between 2003 and 2012 in English and held by 1,045 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Before his 1959 breakthrough, Naked Lunch, an unknown William S. Burroughs wrote Junk, his first novel. It is a candid eye-witness account of times and places that are now long gone, an unvarnished field report from the American post-war underground." "Unafraid to portray himself in 1953 as a confirmed member of two socially-despised under classes (a narcotics addict and a homosexual), Burroughs was writing as a trained anthropologist when he unapologetically described a way of life - in New York, New Orleans, and Mexico City - that by the 1940's was already demonized by the artificial anti-drug hysteria of an opportunistic bureaucracy and a cynical, prostrate media."
36 editions published between 2003 and 2012 in English and held by 1,045 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Before his 1959 breakthrough, Naked Lunch, an unknown William S. Burroughs wrote Junk, his first novel. It is a candid eye-witness account of times and places that are now long gone, an unvarnished field report from the American post-war underground." "Unafraid to portray himself in 1953 as a confirmed member of two socially-despised under classes (a narcotics addict and a homosexual), Burroughs was writing as a trained anthropologist when he unapologetically described a way of life - in New York, New Orleans, and Mexico City - that by the 1940's was already demonized by the artificial anti-drug hysteria of an opportunistic bureaucracy and a cynical, prostrate media."
Writers at work : the Paris review interviews, third series by
Paris review(
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2 editions published in 1967 in English and held by 909 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Interviews and biographical notes, prepared for book publication by George Plimpton."
2 editions published in 1967 in English and held by 909 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Interviews and biographical notes, prepared for book publication by George Plimpton."
The adding machine : selected essays by
William S Burroughs(
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32 editions published between 1984 and 2013 in English and held by 906 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Scintillating essays about the author himself, his interests, his influences, his friends and foes. He offers candid and not always flattering assessments of other writers. He ruminates on science and the often dubious paths into which it seem intent on leading us, whether into outer or inner space. Burroughs reviews his reviewers, explains his famous "cup-up" method, and discusses the role coincidence has played in his life and his work
32 editions published between 1984 and 2013 in English and held by 906 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Scintillating essays about the author himself, his interests, his influences, his friends and foes. He offers candid and not always flattering assessments of other writers. He ruminates on science and the often dubious paths into which it seem intent on leading us, whether into outer or inner space. Burroughs reviews his reviewers, explains his famous "cup-up" method, and discusses the role coincidence has played in his life and his work
The wild boys : a book of the dead by
William S Burroughs(
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20 editions published between 1971 and 2008 in English and held by 835 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A futuristic tale of global warfare in which a guerrilla gang of boys dedicated to freedom battles the organized armies of repressive police states
20 editions published between 1971 and 2008 in English and held by 835 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A futuristic tale of global warfare in which a guerrilla gang of boys dedicated to freedom battles the organized armies of repressive police states
Interzone by
William S Burroughs(
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34 editions published between 1989 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 728 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
While living in Tangiers in the 1950s, Burroughs wrote "a startling collection of short stories, autobiographical sketches, letters, and diary entries, all of which showcase his trademark mordant humor, while delineating the addictions to drugs and sex that are the central metaphors of his work."--Page 4 of cover
34 editions published between 1989 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 728 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
While living in Tangiers in the 1950s, Burroughs wrote "a startling collection of short stories, autobiographical sketches, letters, and diary entries, all of which showcase his trademark mordant humor, while delineating the addictions to drugs and sex that are the central metaphors of his work."--Page 4 of cover
The last words of Dutch Schultz : a fiction in the form of a film script by
William S Burroughs(
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22 editions published between 1969 and 2001 in English and held by 724 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Before he was gunned down in the Palace Chop House in Newark, NJ, October 1935, Arthur Flegenheimer, alias Dutch Schultz, was generally considered New York's Number One racketeer. He survived for two days, with a police stenographer to record his last words. He talked of his childhood and youth, as well as his recent past. Burroughs has taken these last words as a starting point to create his own fiction about the man
22 editions published between 1969 and 2001 in English and held by 724 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Before he was gunned down in the Palace Chop House in Newark, NJ, October 1935, Arthur Flegenheimer, alias Dutch Schultz, was generally considered New York's Number One racketeer. He survived for two days, with a police stenographer to record his last words. He talked of his childhood and youth, as well as his recent past. Burroughs has taken these last words as a starting point to create his own fiction about the man
Ghost of chance by
William S Burroughs(
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28 editions published between 1991 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 717 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 18th-century Madagascar, a pirate establishes a settlement with laws to protect the local flora and fauna, the latter comprising a large lemur population. The pirate's ideal is destroyed by greedy developers and the lemurs go the way of so many other species, victims of "Homo Sap, the Ugly Animal."
28 editions published between 1991 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 717 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
In 18th-century Madagascar, a pirate establishes a settlement with laws to protect the local flora and fauna, the latter comprising a large lemur population. The pirate's ideal is destroyed by greedy developers and the lemurs go the way of so many other species, victims of "Homo Sap, the Ugly Animal."
Stoned immaculate : the music of the Doors by
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2 editions published in 2000 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 701 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The songs made famous by the musical group The Doors performed by a variety of artists
2 editions published in 2000 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 701 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The songs made famous by the musical group The Doors performed by a variety of artists
Drugstore cowboy by
Gus Van Sant(
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11 editions published between 1989 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 611 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
D'après J. FOGLE, scé.G. VAN SANT ... /Int. M. DILLON/K. LYNCH/J. LE GROS/H. GRAHAM/W.S. BURROUGHS ... Entre road movie et film expérimental, un constat nu et froid de la réalité de la drogue et de la marginalité
11 editions published between 1989 and 2015 in 4 languages and held by 611 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
D'après J. FOGLE, scé.G. VAN SANT ... /Int. M. DILLON/K. LYNCH/J. LE GROS/H. GRAHAM/W.S. BURROUGHS ... Entre road movie et film expérimental, un constat nu et froid de la réalité de la drogue et de la marginalité
Port of saints by
William S Burroughs(
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25 editions published between 1973 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 545 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The mind-boggling story of a man whose alternate selves take him on a fantastic journey through space, time, and sexuality."--Back cover
25 editions published between 1973 and 2002 in 3 languages and held by 545 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"The mind-boggling story of a man whose alternate selves take him on a fantastic journey through space, time, and sexuality."--Back cover
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Related Identities
- Ginsberg, Allen 1926-1997 Other Interviewee Performer Contributor Author of introduction Author Interviewer Actor Narrator Photographer
- Kerouac, Jack 1922-1969 Other Interviewee Author Creator
- Miles, Barry 1943- Other Interviewer Author of introduction Author Editor Redactor
- Grauerholz, James Other Arranger Author of introduction Annotator Author Editor Signer Author of afterword, colophon, etc. Redactor
- Harris, Oliver (Oliver C. G.) Author of introduction Publishing director Author Editor Redactor
- Bellow, Saul
- Mailer, Norman Author Contributor
- Skerl, Jennie Other Author
- Corso, Gregory Interviewee Performer Author Interviewer Narrator
- Cassady, Neal Interviewee
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Alienation (Social psychology) American fiction American literature Authors Authors, American Barth, John Barthelme, Donald Beat generation Bellow, Saul Borges, Jorge Luis, Brautigan, Richard Burroughs, William S., Cassady, Neal Civilization Conroy, Frank, Corso, Gregory Dissenters in literature Drug abuse Drug addicts Drug withdrawal symptoms Ellison, Ralph Gaddis, William, Gass, William H., Gay men Ginsberg, Allen, Hawkes, John, Heller, Joseph Kerouac, Jack, Kesey, Ken Mailer, Norman Malamud, Bernard Miller, Arthur, Miller, Henry, Nabokov, Vladimir Vladimirovich, New York (State)--New York Novelists, American Percy, Walker, Plath, Sylvia Purdy, James Pynchon, Thomas Recovering addicts Roth, Philip Salinger, J. D.--(Jerome David), Science fiction Science fiction, American Social problems in literature Sontag, Susan, United States Updike, John Vonnegut, Kurt
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Baroouz, Ouiliam.
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Барроуз, Уильям 1914-1997
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Берроуз, Уильям 1914-1997
Вільям Барроуз
Уильям Сьюард Берроуз американский писатель и эссеист
Уилям Бъроуз
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בורוז, וויליאם ס., 1914-
בורוז, ויליאם ס 1914-1997
בורוז, וילים ס.
ויליאם ס. בורוז
ויליאם ס. בורוז אמן אמריקאי
ويليام بوروز
ویلیام اس. باروز
ویلیام بورو دوم نویسنده و شاعر آمریکایی
विलियम एस बरोज
উইলিয়াম বাৰোজ
უილიამ სიუარდ ბეროუზი
바로우즈, 윌리엄 S. 1914-1997
버로스, 윌리엄 S. 1914-1997
버로스, 윌리엄 시월드 1914-1997
버로즈, 윌리엄 S. 1914-1997
윌리엄 S. 버로스
ウィリアム・S・バロウズ
バロウズ, ウィリアム
バロウズ, ウイリアム・S
威廉·柏洛茲
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