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The Letters of William S. Burroughs, new to Penguin Modern Classics and in paperback edition These letters cover the activities of Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Jack Kerouac in the years...

The first part in a trilogy of novels, Cities of the Red Night satirizes modern society in a shocking story of sex, drugs, disease and adventure An opium addict is...

Sci-fi meets the Old West in this obscene and hilarious novel from Naked Lunch author and Beat icon William S. Burroughs This surreal fable, set in America's Old West, features...

Author: William Burroughs Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 A controversial reworking of well-trodden American myth by the author of 'Naked Lunch'. This surreal fable, set in America's Old West,...

'Junk is not, like alcohol or weed, a means to increased enjoyment in life. Junk is not a kick. It is a way of life.' Burrough's cult classic is a...

William Burroughs' work was dedicated to an assault upon language, traditional values and all agents of control. Produced at a time when he was at his most extreme and messianic,...

Burroughs' first novel, Junky remains the most unflinching, unsentimental account of addiction ever written Burroughs' first novel, a largely autobiographical account of the constant cycle of drug dependency, cures and...

A collection of letters by Burroughs detailing his experiments with the 'Yage' drug, and Ginsberg's responses as he follows in Burroughs' footsteps William Burroughs closed his classic debut novel, Junky,...

An indispensable addition to the canon of Burroughs's works, this series of short stories and sketches guides the reader through his literary evolution Interzone portrays the development of Burroughs's mature...

A man, dispirited by ageing, endeavours to steal a younger man's face; a doctor yearns for a virus that might eliminate his discomfort by turning everyone else into doubles of...

For the first time in Penguin Modern Classics, the first novel in Burroughs' prophetic and revolutionary 'cut-up trilogy', now in a newly restored edition With a dangerous blend of chemistry...

The Burroughs' book which, with `The Soft Machine' and `Nova Express', completes the classic `Cut-Up Trilogy'. `Earth was under attack, but by whom? The Insect People of Minraud? The Nova...

For the first time in Penguin Modern Classics, the third and final novel in Burroughs' prophetic and revolutionary 'cut-up trilogy', now in a newly restored edition Inspector Lee and the...

The Cat Inside is a collection of Burroughs's dreams and accounts of the many cats he has known and loved in his lifetime Both heartwarming and meditative, The Cat Inside...

An experimental and colourful novel, new to Penguin Modern Classics An experimental novel which remained unpublished for years, Visions of Cody is Kerouac's fascinating examination of his own New York...

The best introduction I know of America's liveliest post-war literary movement." -Edmund White Beginning in the late 1940's, American literature discovered a four-letter word, and the word was "beat." Beat...

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This new edition updates the study of American literature with the inclusion of poets from Hart Crane and E.E.Cummings to John Ashbery and A.R. Ammons and novelists from William Burroughs...

In Dysphoria Mundi, Paul B. Preciado has written a mutant text assembled from essays, philosophy, poetry and autofiction that captures a moment of profound change and possibility. Rooted in the...

In 1903, a renowned naturalist joined the President of the United States for a two-week camping trip to Yosemite. John Burroughs offers delightful reminiscences of Theodore Roosevelt and their shared...

From the number one New York Times bestselling author comes another stunning memoir that is tender, touching...and just a little spooky. "Here's a partial list of things I don't believe...

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In 1903, a renowned naturalist joined the President of the United States for a two-week camping trip to Yosemite. John Burroughs offers delightful reminiscences of Theodore Roosevelt and their shared...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good to fair. Paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription. A landmark work of American literary criticism, The Red Hot Vacuum presents...

Author: Jack Kerouac Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 224 Kerouac's autobiographical account of his Beat years, new to Penguin Modern Classics Jack Kerouac called Doctor Sax, the enigmatic figure who...

In chronicling the development and demise of the different relationships he's had while living in New York, Augusten Burroughs examines what it means to be in love, what it means...

Beat movement icon and visionary poet, Allen Ginsberg broke boundaries with his fearless, pyrotechnic verse. This volume brings together the poems that made his name as a defining figure of...

Condition remarks: Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Intact. No stickers or library markings visible. A memoir and intellectual history, The Truants:...

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"You have a unique viewpoint from which to write about Jack as no one else has or could write. I feel very deeply that this book must be written. And...

Author: J. Mordaunt CrookBinding: PaperbackPublished: John Murray, London, 1981Condition:Book: GoodJacket: Very goodPages: Good, price clippedMarkings: No markingsCondition remarks: Extensive pencil underlining of internal pagesThis authoritative volume chronicles the extraordinary career...

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"Running with Scissors" is a true story, compelling and funny. Above all, it chronicles an ordinary boy's survival under the most extraordinary circumstances.

This is the true story of a boy who wanted to grow up with the Brady Bunch, but ended up living with the Addams Family...

Winner of the Non-Fiction National Book Award Patti Smith's definitive memoir is an evocative, honest and moving coming-of-age story of her extraordinary relationship with the artist Robert Mapplethorpe. 'Sharp, elegiac...

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Richard Seaver came to Paris in 1950 seeking Hemingway's moveable feast. Paris had become a different city, traumatized by World War II, yet the red wine still flowed, the cafes...

Bremen's study examines the development of William Carlos Williams's poetics, focusing in particular on Williams's ongoing fascination with the effects of poetry and prose, and his life-long friendship with Kenneth...

Author: Chris Frantz Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 400 'As the Brits say: I'm gobsmacked. I devoured this book... one of the most potent examples of living the dream' Debbie...

Condition remarks:Book: FairJacket: No dust jacketPages: GoodCondition remarks: Condition as shown in imageIn the seedy underbelly of mid-century America, where badge-wielding officers wage a relentless war against the drug trade,...

Extraordinary essays from one of the century's finest writers WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY MICHAEL MOORCOCK Angela Carter was one of the most important and influential writers of our time- a...