Naked Lunch

William S. Burroughs
Burroug

Bill Lee, an addict and hustler, travels to Mexico and then Tangier in order to find easy access to drugs, and ends up in the Interzone, a bizarre fantasy world, in a commemorative edition that features restored text, archival material, Burroughs's own later introduction to the book, and his essay on psychoactive drugs.—Baker & Taylor



"Burroughs uses heroin addiction as a metaphor for the way government and corporation control individuals in modern society."—Submitted by Bill W., Communications & Marketing


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