Naked Lunch is one of the most important novels of the twentieth century. Exerting its influence on the work of authors like Thomas Pynchon, J. G. Ballard, and William Gibson, on the relationship of art and obscenity, and on the shape of music, film, and media generally, it is one of the books that redefined not just literature but American culture.
Reedited by Burroughs scholar Barry Miles and Burroughs's longtime editor James Grauerholz, Naked Lunch: The Restored Text includes many editorial corrections to errors present in previous editions, and incorporates Burroughs's notes on the text, several essays he wrote over the years about the book, and an appendix of 20 percent all-new material and alternate drafts from the original manuscript, which predates the first published version. For the Burroughs enthusiast and the neophyte, this volume is a valuable and fresh experience of this classic of our culture.
He was so prolific in the worlds of art, literature, and music that we'd be in BAD shape culturally without him! In the words of Ginsberg "Burroughs is in Tangiers; I don't thinks he's coming back... more
He was so prolific in the worlds of art, literature, and music that we'd be in BAD shape culturally without him! In the words of Ginsberg "Burroughs is in Tangiers; I don't thinks he's coming back this time!"
If you have any morals, are anti-drug, or you're a big homophobe.... don't read this. Otherwise each chapter is a series of highs and lows of a long influenced drug trip. How Cronenberg was able to... more
If you have any morals, are anti-drug, or you're a big homophobe.... don't read this. Otherwise each chapter is a series of highs and lows of a long influenced drug trip. How Cronenberg was able to translate this into a movie os beyond me.