Naked lunch

232 pages

English language

Published Dec. 14, 1992 by Grove Press.

ISBN:
978-0-8021-3295-6
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OCLC Number:
40709026

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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.

26 editions

Subjects

  • Drug addicts -- Fiction.
  • Recovering addicts -- Fiction.
  • Alienation (Social psychology) -- Fiction.
  • Drug withdrawal symptoms -- Fiction.

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