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5 days ago · Extract. Beat pioneer, heroin addict, expatriate, anarchist, gay rights advocate, gentleman, punk icon, free speech trailblazer, and member of the Academy of Arts and Letters, William Seward Burroughs was not only one of the most important American authors of the twentieth century but also one of the most fascinating.
2 days ago · BY THE TIME of his death in 1997, William S. Burroughs had achieved something that very few figures ever manage: He had become supra-human, a living, livid symbol. Only Burroughs’s own name can unite such disparate activities, output, and stances: writer, murderer, painter, junkie, public commentator, cultural critic, concept engineer.
2 days ago · It opened, and there he was, William S. Burroughs, author of Naked Lunch, Junky and many other books, so-called father of the Beat Movement, mentor to Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, infamous drug addict, cult figure and a unique presence in American literature. He was smaller than I expected and wore a black turtleneck and slacks.
3 days ago · William S. Burroughs novels are bizarre, absurdly creative, and controversial creations. His life was the stuff of legend. Take this quiz and show what you know about this novelist, sometimes called Godfather of the Beats.
1 day ago · Deconstructing W. S. Burroughs. Questo disco, un omaggio visionario all’influente scrittore americano William S. Burroughs, rappresenta un vero e proprio viaggio sonoro attraverso la mente di un artista che ha sconvolto le convenzioni letterarie e stilistiche del suo tempo. L’Eredità del Cut-Up. Tra la fine degli anni Cinquanta e l ...
1 day ago · Examples of highly anticipated performances still to come include Daniel Craig in Luca Guadagnino’s “Queer,” an adaptation of a William S. Burroughs novel; Ralph Fiennes in “Conclave ...
5 days ago · In freestyle, Burroughs was the 2012 Olympic gold medalist, and is a six-time world champion (nine-time medalist), three-time Pan American Games gold medalist, multiple-time gold medalist in international tournaments, and an eleven-time US Olympic or World Team Member. [3]
