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Junky

Paperback • 2012 • English • 10. edition

Junky

By William S. Burroughs

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About the book

"Junk is not, like alcohol or a weed, a means to increased enjoyment of life. Junk is not a kick. It is a way of life." In his debut novel, "Junky," Burroughs fictionalized his experiences using and peddling heroin and other drugs in the 1950s into a work that reads like a field report from the underworld of post-war America. The Burroughs-like protagonist of the novel, Bill Lee, see-saws between periods of addiction and rehab, using a panoply of substances including heroin, cocaine, marijuana,...Show more

Modern and contemporary fiction: general and literary

Book details

ISBN

9780241956786

Publisher

Penguin Books, Limited

Published year

2012

Language

English

Edition

10

Original title

Junky

Format

Paperback

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