About the Book
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 95. Chapters: Ken Kesey, William S. Burroughs, Jack Kerouac, Alexander Trocchi, Brion Gysin, Gary Snyder, Richard Brautigan, Paul Bowles, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Neal Cassady, Gregory Corso, Amiri Baraka, Rochelle Owens, Anne Waldman, James Broughton, Tuli Kupferberg, Michael McClure, Carolyn Cassady, Michael John Fles, William S. Burroughs, Jr., Charles Olson, Herbert Huncke, Jack Gelber, Jack Spicer, Harold Norse, Barbara Moraff, Charles Plymell, Bob Kaufman, John Brandi, William Everson, Ira Cohen, Lew Welch, Harry Fainlight, Ed Sanders, Philip Whalen, John Wieners, Lenore Kandel, Kirby Doyle, Diane di Prima, David Meltzer, Gilbert Sorrentino, Anselm Hollo, Peter Orlovsky, Jeff Nuttall, Eric "Big Daddy" Nord, Joyce Johnson, Jan Kerouac, Sinclair Beiles, Joanne Kyger, Jack Micheline, John Clellon Holmes, Elise Cowen, Chandler Brossard, Carl Solomon, Ted Joans, Janine Pommy Vega, Neeli Cherkovski, Carol Berge, Vaclav Hrab, Harriet Sohmers Zwerling, Slim Brundage, Herschel Silverman, Joffre Stewart, A. D. Winans, Ron Loewinsohn, Ray Bremser, Alene Lee, Puffer Volpe. Excerpt: William Seward Burroughs II (; also known by his pen name William Lee; February 5, 1914) - August 2, 1997)) was an American novelist, poet, essayist and spoken word performer. Burroughs was a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodernist author who affected popular culture as well as literature. He is considered to be "one of the most politically trenchant, culturally influential, and innovative artists of the 20th century." Burroughs wrote 18 novels and novellas, six collections of short stories and four collections of essays. Five books have been published of his interviews and correspondences. Burroughs also collaborated on projects and recordings with numerous performers and musicians, and made many appearances in films. He was born to ...
