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Queer

by William S Burroughs

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For more than three decades, while its writer's world fame increased, Queer remained unpublished because of its forthright depiction of homosexual longings. Set in the corrupt and spectral Mexico City of the forties, Queer is the story of William Lee, a man afflicted with both acute heroin withdrawal and romantic and sexual yearnings for an indifferent user named Eugene Allerton. The narrative is punctuated by Lee's outrageous "routines" — brilliant comic monologues that foreshadow Naked Lunch —yet the atmosphere is heavy with foreboding.

In his extraordinary introduction, Burroughs reflects on the shattering events in his life that lay behind this work.

About the Author

William S. Burroughs (1914-1997)—guru of the Beat Generation, controversial éminence grise of the international avant-garde, dark prophet, and blackest of black humor satirists—had a range of influence rivaled by few post-World War II writers. His many books include Naked Lunch, Queer, Exterminator!, The Cat Inside, The Western Lands, and Interzone.

Product Details

ISBN:
9780140083897
Subtitle:
A Novel
Author:
Burroughs, William S.
Author:
Burroughs, William S.
Publisher:
Penguin (Non-Classics)
Location:
New York, NY :
Subject:
General
Subject:
Literary
Subject:
Fiction
Subject:
Gay
Subject:
Gay men
Subject:
Mexico City
Subject:
Literature-A to Z
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Series Volume:
4188
Publication Date:
19870106
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
from 12
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
160
Dimensions:
7.86x5.08x.46 in. .29 lbs.
Age Level:
from 18

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