{"product_id":"word-virus-the-william-s-burroughs-reader","title":"Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cem\u003eWord Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader\u003c\/em\u003e finally brings the author's actual writing back to the forefront. . . . A fantastic, weird, disturbing, and intriguing tribute to an inimitable American voice\".--Mark Luce, \"Salon\".\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWith the publication of \u003cem\u003eNaked Lunch\u003c\/em\u003e in 1959, William Burroughs abruptly brought international letters into the postmodern age. Beginning with his very early writing (including a chapter from his and Jack Kerouac's never-before-seen collaborative novel), \u003cem\u003eWord Virus\u003c\/em\u003e follows the arc of Burroughs's remarkable career, from his darkly hilarious \"routines\" to the experimental cut-up novels to \u003cem\u003eCities of the Red Night\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Cat Inside\u003c\/em\u003e. Beautifully edited and complemented by James Grauerholz's illuminating biographical essays, \u003cem\u003eWord Virus\u003c\/em\u003e charts Burroughs's major themes and places the work in the context of the life. It is an excellent tool for the scholar and a delight for the general reader. Throughout a career that spanned half of the twentieth century, William S. Burroughs managed continually to be a visionary among writers. When he died in 1997, the world of letters lost its most elegant outsider.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51069335503159,"sku":"9780802136947","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0934\/9926\/1239\/files\/16010803482473.jpg?v=1757630485","url":"https:\/\/shop.queerbooks.com\/products\/word-virus-the-william-s-burroughs-reader","provider":"Philly AIDS Thrift @ Giovanni's Room","version":"1.0","type":"link"}