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William S. Burroughs

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American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer (1914–1997)

Born 1914
Died 1997

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Photo of William S. Burroughs

American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter, and spoken word performer (1914–1997)

Born 1914
Died 1997

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Fiction Burroughs, william s., 1914-1997 American fiction (fictional works by one author) Drug addicts Fiction, general Authors, american American literature Alienation (Social psychology) American Authors American Novelists Correspondence Beat generation Interviews Authors, biography Authors, correspondence Drug abuse Drug withdrawal symptoms Ginsberg, allen, 1926-1997 Ayahuasca Beats (Persons) Exhibitions Science fiction Amphetamine Authorship Biography

Places

United States Kentucky Mexico New York East Village (New York, N.Y.) New York (N.Y.) New York (State) West (U.S.) Amazon River Region Latin America Madagascar Mexico City Morocco New Jersey New Mexico New Orleans (La.) Tangier West United States

People

William S. Burroughs (1914-1997) William S. Burroughs (1914-) Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) Brion Gysin Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945) Lucien Carr (1925-2005) Allen Ginsberg (1926-) Bruce Weber (1946-) Charles Augustus Lindbergh (1930-1932) Daniel Bau Geste Dutch Schultz (1900 or 1-1935) Dutch Schultz (1900 or 1901-1935) Jack Kerouac (1922-1969) L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986) William Lee

Time

20th century 1933-1945 1950's 1950s

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Alternative names

  • Burroughs, William S.
  • William Seward Burroughs
  • William S. Burroughs, Jr.
  • William Burroughs
  • WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS
  • William S Burroughs
  • William BURROUGHS
  • william Burroughs
  • william s. burroughs
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