Naked Lunch
Author: Burroughs, William S.
ISBN: 9780241284636
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year First Published: 2016
Pages: 304
Dimensions: 204mm x 137mm x 28mm
Format: Hardback
Description:
A stunning clothbound edition of William S. Burroughs's cult classic and undoubted masterpiece
A cultural landmark and the most shocking novel in the English language, Naked Lunch is an exhilarating ride into the darkest recesses of the human psyche. An unnerving tale of an addict unmoored in New York, Tangier, and ultimately a nightmarish wasteland known as Interzone, Naked Lunch's formal innovation, formerly taboo subject matter, and tour de force execution has exerted its influence authors like Thomas Pynchon and J. G. Ballard; on the relationship of art and obscenity; and on the shape of music, film, and media in general.
ISBN: 9780241284636
Publisher: Penguin UK
Year First Published: 2016
Pages: 304
Dimensions: 204mm x 137mm x 28mm
Format: Hardback
Description:
A stunning clothbound edition of William S. Burroughs's cult classic and undoubted masterpiece
A cultural landmark and the most shocking novel in the English language, Naked Lunch is an exhilarating ride into the darkest recesses of the human psyche. An unnerving tale of an addict unmoored in New York, Tangier, and ultimately a nightmarish wasteland known as Interzone, Naked Lunch's formal innovation, formerly taboo subject matter, and tour de force execution has exerted its influence authors like Thomas Pynchon and J. G. Ballard; on the relationship of art and obscenity; and on the shape of music, film, and media in general.
