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Who is William S. Burroughs ?
Ulli:
I got an invitation on youtube from an William S. Burroughs fan.
Who is this William S. Burroughs?
Roadwarrior:
wrote a book called Naked Lunch from my recollection
Ulli:
--- Quote from: Roadwarrior on October 13, 2008, 05:12:17 PM ---wrote a book called Naked Lunch from my recollection
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Is this book immoral?
Roadwarrior:
I think it had some harsh stuff in it ...drugs and probably violence
It was a book from the 60s counterculture
Its considered a classic ....
Roadwarrior:
Brief Summary from Wiki
William Seward Burroughs II (February 5, 1914(1914-02-05) – August 2, 1997; was an American novelist, essayist, social critic, painter and spoken word performer. Much of Burroughs's work is semi-autobiographical, drawn from his experiences as an opiate addict, a condition that marked the last fifty years of his life. A primary member of the Beat Generation, he was an avant-garde author who affected popular culture as well as literature. In 1984, he was elected to the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.
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