A cultural landmark and the most shocking novel in the English language, Naked Lunch is an exhilarating ride into the darkest recesses of the human psyche.
An unnerving tale of an addict unmoored in New York, Tangier, and ultimately a nightmarish wasteland known as Interzone, Naked Lunch''s formal innovation, formerly taboo subject matter, and tour de force execution has exerted its influence authors like Thomas Pynchon and J. G. Ballard; on the relationship of art and obscenity; and on the shape of music, film, and media in general.
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WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS (San Luis, 1914 - Lawrence 1997) es una figura legendaria de la literatura norteamericana del siglo XX. Novelista, ensayista y crítico social, renovador del lenguaje narrativo y miembro destacado, junto a Ginsberg y Kerouac, de la Generación Beat, pese a su negativa a ser incluido en ella. Su obra es una de las más radicalmente innovadoras de la literatura contemporánea, una mordaz crítica a los sistemas de control, el lenguaje y lo normativo. Su legado narrativo es enorme; entre sus novelas destacan El almuerzo desnudo (1959), La máquina blanda (1961), Nova Express (1964) y Los chicos salvajes (1971).