William S. Burroughs

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Born
5 February 1914
Born In
St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died
2 August 1997 (aged 83)
William Seward Burroughs II (February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American novelist, essayist, social critic and performer. Much of Burroughs' work is semi-autobiographical cut-up stories. He saw all his writing as a single, vast book. He is generally allied with the Beats, and while he was close friends with the true Beats like Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, his writing never fit with the style. His first couple of novels, Junkie (or Junky) and Queer, were written in a style reminiscent of hard-boiled detective novels. As he became more comfortable w… read more
William Seward Burroughs II (February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American novelist, essayist, social critic and performer. Much of Burroughs' work is semi-autobiographical cut-up stories. He saw all his writing as a single, vast book. He is generally allied with the Bea… read more
William Seward Burroughs II (February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American novelist, essayist, social critic and performer. Much of Burroughs' work is semi-autobiographical cut-up stories. He saw all his writing as a single, vast book. He is generally allied with the Beats, and while he was close friends with the true Beats like Allen Ginsbe… read more

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1 Play track The "Priest" They Called Him The "Priest" They Called Him
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2 Play track Spare Ass Annie And Other Tales Spare Ass Annie
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3 Play track Call Me Burroughs Bradley The Buyer
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4 Play track Call Me Burroughs Meeting Of International Conference Of Technological Psychiatry
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5 Play track Call Me Burroughs Inflexible Authority
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6 Play track Spare Ass Annie And Other Tales The Last Words Of Dutch Schultz (This Is Insane)
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7 Play track Call Me Burroughs Thing Police Keep All Board Room Reports
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8 Play track Call Me Burroughs Mr. Bradley Mr. Martin Hear Us Through the Hole in Thin Air
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9 Play track Call Me Burroughs The Fish Poison Con
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10 Call Me Burroughs Uranian Willy (Rewrite)
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  1. 12,966 listeners

    1 Jan 1990 · 17 tracks

    Dead City Radio
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    1 Jan 1993 · 15 tracks

    Spare Ass Annie And Other Tales
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  3. 4,120 listeners

    1986 · 15 tracks

    Break Through In Grey Room
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    1965 · 8 tracks

    Call Me Burroughs
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