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Another title from the CD range of audiobooks from Penguin, narrated by the author William S. Burroughs. 3 CD's, running time: 3 hours.
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Burroughs' first novel, a largely autobiographical account of the constant cycle of drug dependency, cures and relapses, remains the most unflinching, unsentimental account of addiction ever written. Through junk neighbourhoods in New York, New Orleans and Mexico City, through time spent kicking, time spent dealing and time rolling drunks for money, through junk sickness and a sanatorium, "Junky" is a field report (by a writer trained in anthropology at Harvard) from the American post-war drug underground. A cult classic, it has influenced generations of writers with its raw, sparse and unapologetic tone. This definitive edition painstakingly recreates the author's original text word for word.
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If you enjoy the beatnik authors, you'll love Burroughs. You should read Junky first; think of it as a textbook guide to Burroughs. Having read Junky everything else of his will make sense. Junky describes Burroughs so well the only way you could get to know him better would be to actually have met him. Remember in reading this book that it is actually more of a autobiography than anything else. Junky explains how it is to be addicted to junk and have it run your life. Once you have read Junky move on to the Naked Lunch or Queer... both will make sense after Junky.
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Burroughs' writing here is a unique and successful blend of autobiography and detached journalism, unprecedented for that time. The prologue gives Junky an air of authenticity from the outset as the author briefly describes his childhood before plunging into this narrative of a journey - teeming with colorful low-life characters - from the Midwest to New York to Texas to New Orleans, a farm in the Rio Grande Valley, & finally Mexico in his relentless pursuit of the heroin trip.
There is a certain aloofness in the style, giving the reader the impression that you're only witness to a restricted part of the protagonist's experiences. For example, the text makes vague references to his wife who obviously journeyed and indulged with him, but no more is told of her, poor Joan. Although "Queer', which is a more rounded novel, filled in many pieces of the jigsaw, it was only upon reading Ellis Amburn's "The Subterranean Kerouac," that this novel finally made sense and I began to see a fuller picture of Burroughs, his wife and their contemporaries. Anyway, this is a piece of brilliant writing on many levels. The book concludes with a glossary of "junk lingo" or "jive talk" - so that's what the BeeGees were singing about?
There is a certain aloofness in the style, giving the reader the impression that you're only witness to a restricted part of the protagonist's experiences. For example, the text makes vague references to his wife who obviously journeyed and indulged with him, but no more is told of her, poor Joan. Although "Queer', which is a more rounded novel, filled in many pieces of the jigsaw, it was only upon reading Ellis Amburn's "The Subterranean Kerouac," that this novel finally made sense and I began to see a fuller picture of Burroughs, his wife and their contemporaries. Anyway, this is a piece of brilliant writing on many levels. The book concludes with a glossary of "junk lingo" or "jive talk" - so that's what the BeeGees were singing about?
Format:Taschenbuch
As a recovering addict myself, I was blown away by Burrough's brutally realistic depiction of drug addiction as shown in this novel. Many others have tried to recreate the pain and horror of full-blown addiction, but none have come even close to the accuracy of Burrough's novel. A must for any fan of Burroughs or his fellow Beats; a must for the recovering addict.
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Ich bin mittlerweile alt genug und locker genug, um mich auch mit Sachverhalten zu beschäftigen, mit denen ich (sehr anglophil und an allem interessiert, was die englische und... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 11. März 2009 von User
Trainspotting, eat your heart out!
To those of you who say that Burroughs is juvenile and disgusting, I say: read this book! It's frank and, at times, ugly - but hey! That's life. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 26. Januar 2000 von Stuart Johnston
If you haven't read this book, you haven't read at all....
A taste of self destruction....William S. Burrough's greatest book ever. A hard look into the life of an opiate addict based on the life of the author itself. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 19. Januar 2000 von Mojo Brown
A Shocker for the Fifties:Middle-Class Whites Addicted to H!
Burroughs must be Commended for Writing this book when he did - the Fifies! I grew up during this era, and back then we all assumed that everyone lived life like "The Leave It... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 15. Januar 2000 von Helene Hoffman
junky not junkie
I read this book at least two years ago and it opened my eyes to things I did not even know existed. Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 27. Dezember 1999 von Landy
Better than Junk
Some people need to get there kicks by thinking that life is exciting for them. Well if you are afraid to try the real life, this is the best way to dive in (no fuss, no fuzz).
Veröffentlicht am 28. Oktober 1999 von Gary Ostreicher
Beautifully accurate description of Heroin addiction
Burroughs bears his soul in this semi-autobiographical descripton of heroin addiction. While the story is fictionalized, the reader gets the point of the pendulam-like life story... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 7. August 1999 von njoh347239@aol.com Justin Johnson
the reason people read books
This book will take you right to a real world you've never seen & couldn't even imagine...a complete world of lowlifes hidden(in plain view) just below the surface of the 40's... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 20. Juli 1999 veröffentlicht
there are better books
burroughs' book is immature and extremely outdated (and in fact predated). While his story gets interesting a number of times, there are several books that are grittier, truer,... Lesen Sie weiter...
Am 4. Juli 1999 veröffentlicht
An amazing account about the real life of a junky.
William Burroughs is known for his "cutting-up" style of novel writing. After reading THE WILD BOYS and NAKED LUNCH, I didn't think Burroughs was anything but a drug... Lesen Sie weiter...
Veröffentlicht am 7. Juni 1999 von Marc A. Coignard
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