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Queer
Burroughs, William S.
First edition. Viking, New York, 1985. Hardcover, 134 pp. Blue cloth binding is tanned at top and bottom edge, as dust jacket was trimmed short at publication. Otherwise in practically perfect condition. Dust jacket is lovely and bright, if a bit tanned all around.
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Queer is a seminal work of gay literature. Burroughs locked this love‑sick confession away for decades, and since its publication it has gained more and more notoriety, perhaps reaching a peak with the Guadagnino's adaptation. A radical, far from perfect, portrayal of queer longing from a wounded, self-hating, disillusioned white American, living in a Mexico City that feels like a withdrawal fever dream.
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William S. Burroughs
A was a seminal American writer and a foundational figure of the Beat Generation, notorious for his experimental, non-linear narratives and transgressive subject matter. He pioneered the "cut-up" technique, fragmenting and reassembling text to disrupt traditional narrative and explore the idea of language as a virus. His work profoundly influenced counterculture movements, punk rock, and postmodern literature, cementing his legacy as a radical and uncompromising literary innovator.
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