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1. www.britannica.com › biography › William-S-BurroughsWilliam S. Burroughs | Biography, Books, Junkie, & Facts

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   Sep 4, 2024 · Learn about the life and works of William S. Burroughs, an American writer of experimental novels that evoke a nightmarish, sometimes wildly humorous world. He was a Beat movement writer, a drug addict, a homosexual, and a friend of Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg.

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3. www.britannica.com › William-Seward-BurroughsWilliam Seward Burroughs | Biography, Adding Machine, & Facts

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   Sep 11, 2024 · William Seward Burroughs (born January 28, 1855, Auburn, New York, U.S.—died September 15, 1898, Citronelle, Alabama) was an American inventor of the first recording adding machine and pioneer of its manufacture.

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   Sep 22, 2024 · The Beat Generation’s origins can be traced back to the 1940s, specifically to Columbia University in New York where Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, and William S. Burroughs met for the first time. Despite their shared disregard for academia, the Beats initially engaged in the exchange of ideas in opposition to their literature and philosophy ...

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   Who was William S. Burroughs?

   • William S. Burroughs: A Man Within (2010) is a documentary featuring never before seen footage and exclusive interviews with his closest friends and colleagues. Born as the heir of the Burroughs' adding machine estate, William S. Burroughs struggled throughout his life with addiction, control systems, and self.

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   Why did William S Burroughs kill his wife?

   • William S. Burroughs — the author eventually came to believe that the same uncontrollable force that drove him to kill his wife also inspired his writing. Joan was already an alcoholic by the time she got to Mexico with her husband and kids. The couple would fight over their mutual sordid proclivities, often violently.

   Book Review: "The Stray Bullet" -- William S. Burroughs Discovers His

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   Why did William Seward Burroughs live in Mexico?

   • More than arriving in Mexico, William Seward Burroughs was running from the USA … the major motivation behind [his] residence in Mexico was not Mexico but Burroughs. The fact is that Burroughs could be somewhere without being there at all. He could breathe the air of a country without breathing it.

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   Who influenced William S Burroughs?

   • But the most significant person to Burroughs’s Mexican experience was undoubtedly his troubled wife, Joan Vollmer Burroughs. William S. Burroughs — the author eventually came to believe that the same uncontrollable force that drove him to kill his wife also inspired his writing.

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6. www.goodreads.com › quotes › 14116Quote by William S. Burroughs: “A paranoid is someone who ...

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   Sep 17, 2024 · “A paranoid is someone who knows a little of what's going on. A psychotic is a guy who's just found out what's going on.” ― William S. Burroughs

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   Sep 20, 2024 · Between the heroin, booze, and all else that Mexico had to offer, there was little to no time for William S. Burroughs to appreciate the culture of his adopted home. The Stray Bullet: William S Burroughs in Mexico by Jorge García-Robles. Translated from the Spanish by Daniel C. Schechter.

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   3 days ago · Canadian body-horror auteur David Cronenberg stated he decided to “Throw the book away” when he began adapting William S. Burroughs infamous novel Naked Lunch. Written by Burroughs during his time spent in the International Zone in Tangiers, Morocco during the 1950s, Naked Lunch is a disjointed, disturbing novel that was almost banned for obscenity in the United States.

9. www.goodreads.com › quotes › 6927Quote by William S. Burroughs: “Nobody owns life, but anyone ...

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   Sep 17, 2024 · William S. Burroughs — ‘Nobody owns life, but anyone who can pick up a frying pan owns death.’