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Junky
by William S. Burroughs
- Used
- good
- Paperback
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0140043519
- ISBN 13
- 9780140043518
- Seller
-
cremona, Alberta, Canada
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About This Item
Harmondsworth, England: Penguin, 1979. 158 pp. The first complete and unexpurgated edition of one of the most powerful books ever written about drug addiction. Cover design by Neil Stuart. Soft cover has a bit of edge rubbing, no creases to corners or spine. No former owner's name. Text is unmarked. Originally published as Junkie under the pen name of William Lee. Introduction by Allen Ginsberg.. Mass Market Paperback. Good.
Synopsis
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 .
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Details
- Bookseller
- Ghost River Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 104137
- Title
- Junky
- Author
- William S. Burroughs
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- ISBN 10
- 0140043519
- ISBN 13
- 9780140043518
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Place of Publication
- Harmondsworth, England
- Date Published
- 1979
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