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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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    First published in 1988 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Radiert die Worte aus: Briefe 1959 - 1974

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  • Cover of: Come in with the Dutchman: A Revised Screenplay Version of the Last Words of Dutch Schultz

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  • Cover of: William S. Burroughs' "The revised Boy Scout manual": an electronic revolution

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  • Cover of: Rub Out the Words: The Letters of William S. Burroughs 1959-1974

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

Born 1914
Died 1997
Subjects
Fiction, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Burroughs, william s., 1914-1997, Drug addicts, Fiction, general, American literature, Authors, american, American Novelists, Alienation (Social psychology), American Authors, Gay men, Beat generation, Correspondence, Drug abuse, Interviews, Authors, biography, Authors, correspondence, Ginsberg, allen, 1926-1997, Drug withdrawal symptoms, Heroin abuse, American Science fiction, Amphetamine, Authorship, Beats (Persons), Children of authors
Places
United States, Kentucky, Mexico, New Orleans (La.), East Village (New York, N.Y.), New York, West (U.S.), Amazon River Region, Latin America, Madagascar, Mexico City, Morocco, New Mexico, New York (N.Y.), New York (State), 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), Allen Ginsberg (1926-), Bruce Weber (1946-), Daniel Bau Geste, Dutch Schultz (1900 or 1-1935), Dutch Schultz (1900 or 1901-1935), Jack Kerouac (1922-1969), L. Ron Hubbard (1911-1986), Lucien Carr (1925-2005), William Lee
Time
20th century, 1933-1945, 1950's, 1950s

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Alternative names

  • William Seward Burroughs
  • William S. Burroughs, Jr.
  • William Burroughs
  • WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS

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December 3, 2022 Edited by OnFrATa Added identifiers
November 15, 2022 Edited by tmanarl merge authors
July 10, 2022 Edited by dcapillae remove wrong alternative names
July 10, 2022 Edited by dcapillae merge authors
April 29, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import