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1959•255 pages•Published•RUS•User Reviews

Naked Lunch

3.7/ 5
22 ratings

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Controversial and bizarre cult novel based on the author’s own experiences as a drug addict, first published in 1959. Formed as a series of inter-connected adventures set in locations as diverse as the U.S. Mexico and Morocco sees the protagonist, Burroughs’ alter-ego William Lee on the run from the police and always searching for his next fix. Burroughs once stated that the chapters can be read in any order.

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Drug UseHeroinDrug addictsRecovering addictsFictionAutobiographyBeat GenerationWar on DrugsEnglish languageAlienation (Social psychology)Drug withdrawal symptomsFICTION / LGBT / Gay

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Book Details

First Published

1959

Pages

255 pages

Rating

3.7 / 5

Ratings

22

Editions

54

Publisher

Joyce & Co/Meulenhoff Amsterdam

Language

RUS, ENG, GER

Status

Published

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