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In 1946, she began a relationship with William S. Burroughs, later becoming his common-law wife. In 1951, Burroughs killed Vollmer. In 1951, Burroughs killed Vollmer. He claimed, and shortly thereafter denied, the killing was a drunken attempt at playing William Tell .
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.
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. Burroughs based the story on his own experiences with drugs, and he published it under the pen name William Lee.
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".
So, you might think to yourself, why would anyone recommend taking advice from a heroin addict who once shot his wife in the head? Valid question. And those are good points. It’s true that the ...
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.
William S. Burroughs. An early Burroughs adding machine Patent no. 388,116 on a "calculating machine". William Seward Burroughs I (January 28, 1857 – September 14, 1898) was an American inventor born in Rochester, New York. [1] [2]
Queer is a 1985 novella by American author William S. Burroughs. ... Burroughs was awaiting trial for the allegedly accidental homicide of his common-law wife Joan ...