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Junky / William S. Burroughs ; with an introdiction by Allen Ginsberg.

Title
Junky / William S. Burroughs ; with an introdiction by Allen Ginsberg.
Author
Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997
Publication
Harmondsworth ; New York : Penguin Books, 1977.

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Additional Authors
  • Ginsberg, Allen, 1926-1997
  • Rosenthal, Bob, 1950-
  • Julio Mario Santo Domingo Collection wid
  • Fitz Hugh Ludlow Memorial Library former owner. hou
Description
xvi, 158 p.; 18 cm.
Summary
Depicts the addict's life: his hallucinations, his ghostly nocturnal wanderings, his strange sexuality, and his hunger for the needle. Following its hero from his midwestern birthplace to New York, New Orleans, and Mexico City. Based on the author's own experiences.
Uniform Title
Junkie
Alternative Title
Junkie
Subject
  • Burroughs, William S., 1914-1997 > Biography
  • Drug addicts > Fiction
  • Drug abuse > Fiction
Genre/Form
  • Page proofs (Printing) – England – Harmondsworth – 1977.
  • Psychological fiction
  • Autobiographical fiction
  • Biographies
  • Fiction
Note
  • A duplicate copy of this title was part of the Julio Mario Santo Domingo Collection, but was not retained.
  • "Originally published as Junkie under the pen name of William Lee"--T.p.
  • "First published in the United States of America by Ace Books, Inc., 1953."--T.p. verso.
  • Not in Maynard & Miles.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
First publ. 1953 by Ace Books under the title Junkie and the pseudonym William Lee.
ISBN
0140043519 (pbk.)
LCCN
^^^76048144^//r882
OCLC
  • 2890662
  • SCSB-10816315
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library