The Letters of William S. Burroughs, Vol. 1: 1945-1959 – $245
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This volume of correspondence vividly documents the personal and cultural history through which Burroughs developed, revealing clues to illuminate his life and keys to open up his text. “Sheds light on both the personal demons and lacerating misanthropy that inspired Burroughs’ brilliant literary highjinks.” 180 letters dispatched from his self-imposed exile in East Texas, Mexico City and Tangiers chronicle Burroughs’s early development as a writer. The first of a projected two volumes, these letters cover the activities of Burroughs, […]
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