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Burroughs broke into the literary scene with junky sometimes also called junkie, a candid, semiautobiographical account of an unredeemed drug addict. A man within movie synopsis, view the movie trailer, get cast and crew information, see movie photos, and more on. Addressing queer and drug culture in the 1950s, his novel naked lunch became one of the most recognised and respected of contemporary literary works, and has influenced generations of artists. One of americas most celebrated literary figures is a man who shot his wife in the head, abandoned his son and had a heroin habit which.
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A man within rent movies and tv shows on dvd and bluray. Burroughs was one of the first writers to break the boundaries of queer and drug culture in the 1950s. Feb 01, 2014 on the centenary of william burroughs birth, will self on why he was the perfect incarnation of late 20th. Burroughs demurs on an answer, but a later interview subject isnt shy about revealing. Narrated by peter weller and featuring neverbeforeseen archival footage of burroughs, as well as exclusive interviews with colleagues and confidants including john waters, patti smith, iggy pop, gus van sant, sonic youth and david cronenberg, yony leysers william s. February 5, 1914 august 2, 1997 was an american writer and visual artist.
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