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JunkyWilliam S. Burroughs, Oliver Harris

Junky

William S. Burroughs, Oliver Harris
1994159 pages
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22 editions · 5 languages
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A semi-autobiographical account, narrated in a matter-of-fact manner, of the author’s life as a drug addict. The story ranges from the backstreets of New York to a drug rehabilitation hospital in Kentucky, the bars of New Orleans and on to Mexico, recounting the difficulties of obtaining drugs, financial problems and homosexual encounters. Burroughs significantly stretched the boundaries of publishable material with his debut novel.

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Editions

22 editions · 5 languages
  • Hardcover · English · 1994
    Buccaneer Books · 9781568495378
  • Other · English · 2012
    Penguin Books, Limited · 9780141904016
  • Other · English · 2012
    Grove Press · 197 pages · 9780802120427
  • Other · English · 2012
    Penguin Books, Limited · 134 pages · 9780241956786
  • Other · English · 2012
    Junky: The Definitive Text of "Junk"
    Grove Press · 241 pages · 9780802194053
  • Other · English · 2009
    Penguin Books, Limited · 208 pages · 9780141189826
Drug addictsHeroin abuseFictionDrug useHomosexuals in FictionBiographyDrug abuseFiction in English