Naked Lunch

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Naked Lunch (Paperback, 1973, Ballantine Books)

mass market paperback

English language

Published Oct. 12, 1973 by Ballantine Books.

ISBN:
9780345236036

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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.

17 editions

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  • Classics
  • Science Fiction - General
  • Non-Classifiable
  • Literature - Classics / Criticism