Letters 1945-59
William S Burroughs author Oliver Harris editor
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
Published:27th Aug '09
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Beginning as surprisingly formal notes from the road to his friends Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, the letters gradually deepen in substance and style. Burroughs's letters show the development of both the man and the writer, vividly documenting his (often turbulent) personal and cultural history. The collection provides a key to opening up and contextualizing Burroughs's fiction, but more than that it shows how letter-writing was itself integral to his life and creative process.
ISBN: 9780141189888
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 35mm
Weight: 500g
512 pages