Naked Lunch
by William S. Burroughs, William Burroughs
William S. Burroughs, William Burroughs · 1959 · 255 pages
ISBN 9780802140180
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.
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