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  1. Ivy Lee (Maternal uncle) Signature. William Seward Burroughs II ( / ˈbʌroʊz /; February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American writer and visual artist. He is widely considered a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodern author who influenced popular culture and literature.

  2. William S. Burroughs (born February 5, 1914, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.—died August 2, 1997, Lawrence, Kansas) was an American writer of experimental novels that evoke, in deliberately erratic prose, a nightmarish, sometimes wildly humorous world.

  3. en.m.wikipedia.org › wiki › Junkie_(novel)Junkie (novel) - Wikipedia

    Junkie: Confessions of an Unredeemed Drug Addict, or Junky, is a 1953 novel by American Beat generation writer William S. Burroughs. The book follows "William Lee" as he struggles with his addiction to morphine and heroin .

  4. William S Burroughs scandalised literature with books like Naked Lunch. In honour of his centenary, his friends talk to Jane Ciabattari about his later years.

  5. Aug 2, 1997 · William Seward Burroughs II, (also known by his pen name William Lee) was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer. A primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodernist author, he is considered to be "one of the most politically trenchant, culturally influential, and innovative artists ...

  6. Jan 26, 2014 · A Mexican scholar of the Beats, Jorge García-Robles, details the louche milieu in another new book, “The Stray Bullet: William S. Burroughs in Mexico” (Minnesota).

  7. Aug 4, 1997 · William S. Burroughs, a renegade writer of the Beat Generation who stunned readers and inspired adoring cultists with his 1959 book ''Naked Lunch,'' died on Saturday evening at Lawrence...

  8. Feb 5, 2014 · William S. Burroughs was a counterculture icon: In more than two dozen books, including the landmark novel Naked Lunch, he laid down an original vision that influenced everyone from political...

  9. www.encyclopedia.com › american-literature-biographies › william-s-burroughsWilliam S. Burroughs | Encyclopedia.com

    May 23, 2018 · William S. Burroughs [1] Novelist, multimedia artist For the Record… [2] Selected discography [3] Sources [4] William S. Burroughs [5] is one of the most significant writers of the twentieth century.

  10. Pages in category "Novels by William S. Burroughs". The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .