Burroughs, William S. 1914-1997
Overview
| Works: | 2,160 works in 5,904 publications in 24 languages and 94,687 library holdings |
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| Genres: | Fiction Psychological fiction Satire Science fiction Drama Interviews Black humor Detective and mystery fiction Autobiographical fiction Alternative histories (Fiction) |
| Roles: | Author, Actor, Interviewee, Artist, Performer, Narrator, Bibliographic antecedent, Author of introduction, Illustrator, Editor, Other, Author of afterword, colophon, etc., Author in quotations or text abstracts, Contributor, Former owner, Creator, Proofreader, Inscriber, Dedicatee, Scenarist, nft, Lyricist, Signer, Depicted, Honoree, Translator, Publisher, Photographer, Compiler, Printer, Dedicator, wpr, Engraver, Commentator, Composer, Speaker |
| 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 stray bullet : William S. Burroughs in Mexico by Jorge García-Robles( )
- The Beat Hotel : Ginsberg, Burroughs, and Corso in Paris, 1958-1963 by Barry Miles( 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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414 editions published between 1959 and 2016 in 21 languages and held by 5,484 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
414 editions published between 1959 and 2016 in 21 languages and held by 5,484 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(
Book
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81 editions published between 1980 and 2016 in 12 languages and held by 1,468 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
81 editions published between 1980 and 2016 in 12 languages and held by 1,468 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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96 editions published between 1962 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,429 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
96 editions published between 1962 and 2014 in English and Undetermined and held by 1,429 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(
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88 editions published between 1964 and 2014 in 8 languages and held by 1,322 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
88 editions published between 1964 and 2014 in 8 languages and held by 1,322 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
The soft machine by
William S Burroughs(
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103 editions published between 1961 and 2014 in 9 languages and held by 1,311 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Novel
103 editions published between 1961 and 2014 in 9 languages and held by 1,311 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Novel
Queer by
William S Burroughs(
Book
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65 editions published between 1985 and 2017 in 10 languages and held by 1,296 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
65 editions published between 1985 and 2017 in 10 languages and held by 1,296 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 place of dead roads by
William S Burroughs(
Book
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70 editions published between 1983 and 2015 in 6 languages and held by 1,246 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
70 editions published between 1983 and 2015 in 6 languages and held by 1,246 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
Exterminator! A novel by
William S Burroughs(
Book
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67 editions published between 1960 and 2014 in 7 languages and held by 1,179 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
67 editions published between 1960 and 2014 in 7 languages and held by 1,179 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
And the hippos were boiled in their tanks by
William S Burroughs(
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27 editions published between 1945 and 2013 in English and held by 1,158 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
27 editions published between 1945 and 2013 in English and held by 1,158 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
The western lands by
William S Burroughs(
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50 editions published between 1987 and 2015 in 7 languages and held by 1,119 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."
50 editions published between 1987 and 2015 in 7 languages and held by 1,119 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."
The adding machine : selected essays by
William S Burroughs(
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34 editions published between 1984 and 2013 in English and held by 912 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
34 editions published between 1984 and 2013 in English and held by 912 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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56 editions published between 1969 and 2012 in English and held by 903 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
56 editions published between 1969 and 2012 in English and held by 903 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
Junky by
William S Burroughs(
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83 editions published between 1973 and 2017 in 8 languages and held by 900 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"For this fiftieth-anniversary edition, eminent Burroughs scholar Oliver Harris has painstakingly recreated the author's original text, word by word, from archival typescripts and places the book's contents against a lively historical background in a comprehensive introduction. Here as well, for the first time, are Burroughs' own unpublished introduction and an entire omitted chapter, along with many "lost" passages, as well as auxiliary texts by Allen Ginsberg and others."--Jacket
83 editions published between 1973 and 2017 in 8 languages and held by 900 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"For this fiftieth-anniversary edition, eminent Burroughs scholar Oliver Harris has painstakingly recreated the author's original text, word by word, from archival typescripts and places the book's contents against a lively historical background in a comprehensive introduction. Here as well, for the first time, are Burroughs' own unpublished introduction and an entire omitted chapter, along with many "lost" passages, as well as auxiliary texts by Allen Ginsberg and others."--Jacket
Writers at work : the Paris review interviews, third series by
Alfred Kazin(
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3 editions published in 1967 in English and held by 900 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Interviews and biographical notes, prepared for book publication by George Plimpton."
3 editions published in 1967 in English and held by 900 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Interviews and biographical notes, prepared for book publication by George Plimpton."
Climate change in prehistory : the end of the reign of chaos by
William S Burroughs(
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25 editions published between 2005 and 2008 in English and Spanish and held by 763 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
(Publishers Description) "How did humankind deal with the extreme challenges of the last Ice Age? How have the relatively benign post-Ice Age conditions affected the evolution and spread of humanity across the globe? By setting our genetic history in the context of climate change during prehistory, the origin of many features of our modern world are identified and presented in this illuminating book. It reviews the aspects of our physiology and intellectual development that have been influenced by climatic factors, and how features of our lives - diet, language and the domestication of animals - are also the product of the climate in which we evolved. In short: climate change in prehistory has in many ways made us what we are today. Climate Change in Prehistory weaves together studies of the climate with anthropological, archaeological and historical studies, and will fascinate all those interested in the effects of climate on human development and history."
25 editions published between 2005 and 2008 in English and Spanish and held by 763 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
(Publishers Description) "How did humankind deal with the extreme challenges of the last Ice Age? How have the relatively benign post-Ice Age conditions affected the evolution and spread of humanity across the globe? By setting our genetic history in the context of climate change during prehistory, the origin of many features of our modern world are identified and presented in this illuminating book. It reviews the aspects of our physiology and intellectual development that have been influenced by climatic factors, and how features of our lives - diet, language and the domestication of animals - are also the product of the climate in which we evolved. In short: climate change in prehistory has in many ways made us what we are today. Climate Change in Prehistory weaves together studies of the climate with anthropological, archaeological and historical studies, and will fascinate all those interested in the effects of climate on human development and history."
Interzone by
William S Burroughs(
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34 editions published between 1989 and 2012 in 6 languages and held by 732 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 732 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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24 editions published between 1969 and 2001 in English and held by 731 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
24 editions published between 1969 and 2001 in English and held by 731 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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21 editions published between 1991 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 706 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."
21 editions published between 1991 and 2003 in 3 languages and held by 706 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
Doors (Musical group)(
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2 editions published in 2000 in No Linguistic content and English and held by 689 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 689 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(
Visual
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14 editions published between 1989 and 2015 in 6 languages and held by 607 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A band of drug addicts, led by a husband and wife team, resort to robbing drugstores to stay high. They are successful in avoiding capture until their luck begins to run out, and the husband finally realizes he must give up drugs and Diane to survive
14 editions published between 1989 and 2015 in 6 languages and held by 607 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
A band of drug addicts, led by a husband and wife team, resort to robbing drugstores to stay high. They are successful in avoiding capture until their luck begins to run out, and the husband finally realizes he must give up drugs and Diane to survive
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- Ginsberg, Allen 1926-1997 Other Interviewee Performer Author of introduction Author Interviewer Actor Author of afterword, colophon, etc. Narrator Photographer
- Kerouac, Jack 1922-1969 Other Interviewee Author Creator
- Grauerholz, James Other Arranger Author of introduction Annotator Author Editor Signer Author of afterword, colophon, etc. Redactor
- Miles, Barry 1943- Other Interviewer Author of introduction Author Editor Redactor
- Harris, Oliver (Oliver C. G.) Author of introduction Publishing director Author Editor Redactor
- Corso, Gregory Interviewee Performer Author Interviewer Actor Narrator
- Skerl, Jennie Other Author
- Bellow, Saul
- Cassady, Neal Interviewee
- Vonnegut, Kurt
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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 Heroin abuse 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, American Social problems in literature Sontag, Susan, United States Updike, John Vonnegut, Kurt
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Baroouz, Ouiliam.
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Γουίλιαμ Μπάροουζ
Барроуз, Уильям 1914-1997
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Берроуз У. С. ст. 1914-1997
Берроуз, Уильям 1914-1997
Вільям Барроуз
Вільям Барроуз американський письменник-новеліст і есеїст
Уильям Сьюард Берроуз американский писатель и эссеист
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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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