Interzone
Author: Burroughs, William S.
ISBN: 9780141189871
Publisher: Penguin
Year First Published: 2009
Pages: 224
Dimensions: 197mm x 128mm x 14mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Interzoneshows the evolution of William Burroughs from the terse, fiercely confessional writer ofJunkyto the wild, brutal fantasist ofNaked Lunch.
Interzone portrays the development of Burroughs's mature writing style by presenting a selection of pieces from the mid-1950s. His outrageous tone of voice represents the exorcism of four decades of oppressive sexual and social conditioning. Burroughs's close observations of humanity - its ugliness and ignorance - invites the reader to dispense with their traditional notions of decorum, and taste the world as he sees it.
ISBN: 9780141189871
Publisher: Penguin
Year First Published: 2009
Pages: 224
Dimensions: 197mm x 128mm x 14mm
Format: Paperback / softback
Description
Interzoneshows the evolution of William Burroughs from the terse, fiercely confessional writer ofJunkyto the wild, brutal fantasist ofNaked Lunch.
Interzone portrays the development of Burroughs's mature writing style by presenting a selection of pieces from the mid-1950s. His outrageous tone of voice represents the exorcism of four decades of oppressive sexual and social conditioning. Burroughs's close observations of humanity - its ugliness and ignorance - invites the reader to dispense with their traditional notions of decorum, and taste the world as he sees it.
