Naked lunch

Description:

Controversial and bizarre cult novel based on the author’s own experiences as a drug addict, first published in 1959. Formed as a series of inter-connected adventures set in locations as diverse as the U.S. Mexico and Morocco sees the protagonist, Burroughs’ alter-ego William Lee on the run from the police and always searching for his next fix. Burroughs once stated that the chapters can be read in any order.

subjects: Drug Use,  Heroin,  Drug addicts,  Recovering addicts,  Fiction,  Autobiography,  Beat Generation,  War on Drugs,  English language,  Alienation (Social psychology),  Drug withdrawal symptoms,  FICTION / LGBT / Gay,  FICTION / Literary,  SELF-HELP / Substance Abuse & Addictions / Drugs,  Pests, control,  Playwriting,  Drug abuse,  Drama, technique,  American literature,  Fiction, humorous, general,  American fiction (fictional works by one author),  Fiction, psychological

People: William Lee

Places: United States,  New Mexico,  Mexico,  Morocco,  Tangier

Times: 1950s