Burroughs, William S. 1914-1997

Naked lunch by William S Burroughs ( Book )
243 editions published between 1959 and 2012 in 13 languages and held by 4,125 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The tale of a descent into the hellish world of a narcotics addict as he travels from New York to Tangiers and then into the nightmarish Interzone

Cities of the red night by William S Burroughs ( Book )
47 editions published between 1980 and 2010 in 9 languages and held by 1,492 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 soft machine by William S Burroughs ( Book )
76 editions published between 1961 and 2010 in 8 languages and held by 1,356 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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The ticket that exploded by William S Burroughs ( Book )
59 editions published between 1962 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,282 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

The place of dead roads by William S Burroughs ( Book )
36 editions published between 1983 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,280 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Roman om revolvermanden Kim Carson og hans oplevelser rundt i verden og på planeten Venus, i stadig kamp med det etablerede samfund

Queer by William S Burroughs ( Book )
39 editions published between 1985 and 2013 in 5 languages and held by 1,223 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Tells the story of William Lee, a man afflicted with both acute heroin withdrawal and romantic and sexual yearnings for a fellow user named Eugene in 1940s Mexico City

Nova Express by William S Burroughs ( Book )
68 editions published between 1964 and 2010 in 11 languages and held by 1,221 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 western lands by William S Burroughs ( Book )
35 editions published between 1987 and 2010 in 6 languages and held by 1,204 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
This novel concludes the trilogy begun in Cities of the Red Night ( LJ 11/15/80) and The Place of the Dead Roads ( LJ 2/1/84). The title refers to the place in ancient Egyptian mythology where souls journeyed in search of immortality. Characters from Burroughs's earlier works reappear; the dreamlike prosestylistically a mixture of straight-forward and surrealistic narrative, with sparse use of the cut-up method Burroughs developed with the late Brion Gysinabounds with images of violent homosexuality, man-eating insects, and rancid decay as Burroughs explores such themes as addiction, mortality, the survival of the species, and the quest for eternal life. Essential for all serious literature collections.--Amazon.com

And the hippos were boiled in their tanks by William S Burroughs ( Book )
19 editions published between 2007 and 2013 in English and Japanese and held by 1,200 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."--BOOK JACKET

Exterminator! A novel by William S Burroughs ( Book )
26 editions published between 1960 and 2008 in English and held by 1,117 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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