William S. Burroughs - Wikipedia
WEBWilliam S. Burroughs. William Seward Burroughs II ( / ˈbʌroʊz /; 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.
William S. Burroughs - Quotes, Books & Beat Generation - Biography
WEBApr 2, 2014 · William S. Burroughs was a Beat Generation writer known for his startling, nontraditional accounts of drug culture, most famously in the book 'Naked Lunch.'. Updated: May 5, 2021. Photo: Paul...
William S. Burroughs | Biography, Books, Junkie, & Facts
WEBWilliam S. Burroughs (born February 5, 1914, St. Louis, Missouri, U.S.—died August 2, 1997, Lawrence, Kansas) was an American writer of experimental novels that evoke, in deliberately erratic prose, a nightmarish, sometimes wildly humorous world.
10 Facts About William S. Burroughs | Mental Floss
WEBFeb 4, 2019 · With a life as mischievous as his prose, William S. Burroughs—who was born in St. Louis, Missouri on February 5, 1914 —was destined for counterculture notoriety. Here are 10 facts about the...
William S. Burroughs, Outlaw and Beat | The New Yorker
WEBJan 26, 2014 · A Mexican scholar of the Beats, Jorge García-Robles, details the louche milieu in another new book, “The Stray Bullet: William S. Burroughs in Mexico” (Minnesota). He writes that Burroughs ...
William S. Burroughs, the Beat Writer Who Distilled His Raw Nightmare ...
WEBAug 4, 1997 · William S. Burroughs, a renegade writer of the Beat Generation who stunned readers and inspired adoring cultists with his 1959 book ''Naked Lunch,'' died on Saturday evening at Lawrence...
William S Burroughs: ‘The godfather of punk’ remembered - BBC
WEBThe Beat author scandalised literature with books like Naked Lunch. In honour of his centenary, his friends talk to Jane Ciabattari about his later years. William S Burroughs was born 100...
William S. Burroughs - Wikiwand
WEBWilliam Seward Burroughs II 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.
William S. Burroughs | MoMA
WEBWilliam Seward Burroughs II (; 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.
William S. Burroughs: A Man Within | Documentary - PBS
WEBAbout the Documentary. William S. Burroughs: A Man Within investigates the life of the legendary beat author and American icon. Born the heir of the Burroughs’ adding machine estate, he ...
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