{"product_id":"the-letters-of-william-s-burroughs-isbn-9780140094527","title":"The Letters of William S. Burroughs","description":"\"These funny, filthy, and terrifically smart letters reveal him in a way that no biographer can.\" -- \u003ci\u003eNew York Newsday\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Guru of the Beat generation, \u003ci\u003eéminence grise\u003c\/i\u003e of the international avant-garde, dark prophet, and blackest of satirists, William S. Burroughs has had a range of influence rivaled by few living writers. This volume of his correspondence from 1945 to 1959 vividly documents the personal and cultural history through which Burroughs developed, revealing clues to illuminate his life and keys to open up his texts. More than that, it shows how letter-writing was itself integral to his life and to his fiction.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Beginning as surprisingly formal notes from the road to his friends Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, the letters deepen in substance and style. Then, in Tangier, comes a dramatic shift in voice and vision and the explosive, distinctive letters that will become \u003ci\u003eNaked Lunch\u003c\/i\u003e. Letters were lifelines for Burroughs, the outcast; and works-in-progress for Burroughs, the writer; and, they track his turbulent journey across two decades and three continents. To read them as they were written is to experience a unique merging of life and letters, the extraordinary story of Williams S. Burroughs \u003ci\u003ehomme de lettres\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e \"Unrelenting impact.\" -- \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Reader\u003c\/i\u003eThe Letters of William S. BurroughsIntroduction by Oliver Harris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1945\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJuly 24—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1946\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 1—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eOctober 10—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1947\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFebruary 19—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eMarch 11—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eAugust 8—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1948\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFebruary 20—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJune 5—Allen Ginsberg And Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eOctober 14— Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eNovember 9—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eNovember 30—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eNovember 30—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eDecember 2—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1949\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 10—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 16—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 30—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eFebruary 7—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eMarch 15—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eMarch 18—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eApril 16—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eMay 27—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eJune 24—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 26—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eOctober 13—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eNovember 2—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eDecember 24—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1950\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 1—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 22—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eMarch 10—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eMay 1—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 18—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1951\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 1—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 11—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 28—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eMarch 5—Lucien Carr\u003cbr\u003eApril 24—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eMay 5—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eMay—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eMay—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eJune 20—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eNovember 5—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eDecember 20—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1952\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 19—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eMarch 5—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eMarch 20—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eMarch 26—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eApril 3—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eApril 5—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eApril—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eApril 14—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eApril 22—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eApril 26—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eMay 15—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eMay 23—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJune 4—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJune 23—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eEarly July—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJuly 13—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 18—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eOctober 6 \u0026amp; 14—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eNovember 5—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eDecember 15—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eDecember 23—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eDecember 24—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1953\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 10—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eMarch 1 \u0026amp; 3—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eMarch 5—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eApril 12—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eApril 22—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eMay 5—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eMay 12—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eMay 23 \u0026amp; 24—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eMay 30—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJune 5—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJune 6—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJune 18—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eEarly July—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJuly 8—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJuly 10—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eAugust 3—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eAugust 17—Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eDecember 14—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eDecember 24—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1954\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 2—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 26—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eFebruary 9—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eMarch 1—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eMarch 12—Neal Cassady\u003cbr\u003eApril 7—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eApril 22—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eMay 2—Neal Cassady\u003cbr\u003eMay 4—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eMay 11—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eMay 24—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eJune 16—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJune 24—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJuly 3 \u0026amp; 4—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJuly 15, 16, \u0026amp; 22—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eAugust 18—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eAugust 26—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 3—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eEarly October—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eOctober 13—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eNovember 12 \u0026amp; 13—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eDecember 7—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eDecember 13—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eDecember 30—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1955\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 6—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 9—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 12—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 21—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eFebruary 7—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eFebruary 12—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eFebruary 19—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eApril 20—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJune 9—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eJuly 5—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eAugust 10—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 21—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eOctober 6 \u0026amp; 7—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eOctober 10 \u0026amp; 11—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eOctober 21—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eOctober 23—Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eNovember 1—Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eNovember 2—Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1956\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFebruary 17—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eFebruary 26 \u0026amp; 27—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eMarch 14—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eApril 16—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eMay 8—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eMay 15—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJune 18—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJuly 26—Bill Gilmore\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 16—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eOctober 13—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eOctober 29—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eDecember 20—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1957\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 23—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 28—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 31\/February 1—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eFebruary 14—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eMarch 25—Bill Gilmore\u003cbr\u003eJune 15—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJuly 18—Alan  Ansen\u003cbr\u003eJuly 30—Alan Ansen\u003cbr\u003eAugust 20—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eAugust 28—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 20—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eOctober 8—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eOctober 19—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eOctober 28—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eNovember 10—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eNovember 26—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003e  December 4—Jack Kerouac\u003cbr\u003eDecember 8—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1958\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 9—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eFebruary 16—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eApril 18—Lawrence Ferlinghetti\u003cbr\u003e July 20—Paul Bowles\u003cbr\u003eJuly—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJuly 24—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eAugust 25—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 28—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eOctober 10—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eOctober 19—Paul Bowles\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e1959\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 2—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 17—Brion Gysin\u003cbr\u003eJanuary 17—Paul Bowles\u003cbr\u003eFebruary 20—Paul Bowles\u003cbr\u003eApril 2—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eApril 21—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eMay 18—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eJune 8—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eLate July—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eAugust 24—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 5—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 11—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eSeptember 25—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eOctober 7—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eOctober 27—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003eOctober 29—Allen Ginsberg\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003eWilliam S. Burroughs (1914-1997)—guru of the Beat Generation, controversial éminence grise of the international avant-garde, dark prophet, and blackest of black humor satirists—had a range of influence rivaled by few post-World War II writers. His many books include \u003cb\u003eNaked Lunch\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eQueer\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eExterminator!\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Cat Inside\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Western Lands\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eInterzone\u003c\/b\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eOliver Harris edited \u003cb\u003eThe Letters of William S. Burroughs 1945-1959\u003c\/b\u003e. 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