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William Seward Burroughs II (/ ˈ b ʌr oʊ z /; 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.
William Seward Burroughs III (July 21, 1947 – March 3, 1981), also known as William S. Burroughs Jr. and Billy Burroughs, was an American novelist.He bears the name of his father, William S. Burroughs, as well as his great-grandfather, William Seward Burroughs I, the inventor of the Burroughs adding machine.
The Letters of William S. Burroughs 1945-1959 (1993) (ISBN 978-0330330749) Last Words: The Final Journals of William S. Burroughs (2000; ISBN 0-8021-3778-4) Conversations with William S. Burroughs (2000) (ISBN 1578061830) Burroughs Live : The Collected Interviews of William S. Burroughs, 1960-1997 (2000) (ISBN 1-58435-010-5)
Naked Lunch (first published as The Naked Lunch) is a 1959 antinovel by American author William S. Burroughs.The antinovel does not follow a clear linear plot, but is instead structured as a series of non-chronological "routines".
Despite his frequent and uncompromising writings on homosexuality, Burroughs has, in the words of Jamie Russell, author of Queer Burroughs, "been totally excluded from the 'queer canon ' ". [5] According to Russell, Burroughs's life and writing suggests a gay subjectivity which has been deeply troubling to many in the gay community.
The Soft Machine is a 1961 novel by American author William S. Burroughs. It was originally composed using the cut-up technique partly from manuscripts belonging to The Word Hoard. It is the first part of The Nova Trilogy.
Beyond the letters themselves, the book is noteworthy for two short pieces by Burroughs. The anarchic "Roosevelt After Inauguration", a savage parody of American politics in which "a purple-assed baboon" is appointed to the United States Supreme Court, was omitted from the original edition of the book on the grounds it might be considered obscene; it was subsequently issued as a chapbook later ...
William Seward Burroughs I (1857–1898), inventor of adding machine William S. Burroughs (1914–1997), author and grandson of the above William S. Burroughs Jr. (1947–1981), author and son of the above