An edition of Junkie (1953)

Junky

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Cover of: Junky by William S. Burroughs
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An edition of Junkie (1953)

Junky

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  • ★★★ ★ 3.92 ·
  • 12 Ratings
  • 65 Want to read
  • 4 Currently reading
  • 20 Have read

A semi-autobiographical account, narrated in a matter-of-fact manner, of the author’s life as a drug addict. The story ranges from the backstreets of New York to a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kentucky, the bars of New Orleans and on to Mexico, recounting the difficulties of obtaining drugs, financial problems and homosexual encounters. Burroughs significantly stretched the boundaries of publishable material with his debut novel.

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Penguin Books
Language
English
Pages
158

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Subjects
Drug addicts, Heroin abuse, Fiction, Drug use, Homosexuals in Fiction, Biography, Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author), Drug abuse, Fiction in English, Heroin, Drogenabhängigkeit, American fiction (fictional works by one author), Drug addicts--fiction, Heroin abuse--fiction, Ps3552.u75 j86 2003, 813/.54
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New York, New Orleans (La.), Kentucky, Mexico
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1950's

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Includes an introduction by Allen Ginsberg.

"The first complete and unexpurgated edition, originally published as Junkie under the pen name of William Lee." - t.p.

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xviii, 158 p.
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158

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OL22618030M
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junky00burr
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0140043519
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26134
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May 15, 2020 Edited by CoverBot Added new cover
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