{"product_id":"9780141189918","title":"Queer","description":"Author: Burroughs, William S.\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780141189918\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Penguin UK\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 11 Jan 2011\u003cbr\u003ePages: 208 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe definitive 25th-anniversary edition of Burroughs's legendary second novel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOriginally written in 1952 but not published till 1985, \u003ci\u003eQueer \u003c\/i\u003eis an enigma - both an unflinching autobiographical self-portrait and a coruscatingly political novel, Burroughs' only realist love story and a montage of comic-grotesque fantasies that paved the way for his masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eNaked Lunch\u003c\/i\u003e. Set in Mexico City during the early fifties, \u003ci\u003eQueer \u003c\/i\u003efollows William Lee's hopeless pursuit of desire from bar to bar in the American expatriate scene. As Lee breaks down, the trademark Burroughsian voice emerges; a maniacal mix of self-lacerating humor and the Ugly American at his ugliest. A haunting tale of possession and exorcism, \u003ci\u003eQueer \u003c\/i\u003eis also a novel with a history of secrets, as this new edition reveals.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48135672496286,"sku":"UBD-9780141189918","price":26.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780141189918.jpg?v=1786626687","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780141189918","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}