Last Words

Burroughs, William S.

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Author
Burroughs, William S.
Publish Date
2001
Subtitle
The Final Journals of William S. Burroughs
Book Type
Paperback
Number of Pages
304
Publisher Name
119
ISBN-10
0802137784
ISBN-13
9780802137784
citemno
043892
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
9780802137784

Description

Last Words: The Final Journals of William S. Burroughs is the most intimate book ever written by William S. Burroughs, author of Naked Lunch and one of the most celebrated literary outlaws of our time. Laid out as diary entries of the last nine months of Burroughs's life, Last Words spans the realms of cultural criticism, personal memoir, and fiction. Classic Burroughs concerns -- literature, U.S. drug policy, the state of humanity, his love for his cats -- permeate the book. Most significantly, Last Words contains some of the most personal work Burroughs has ever written, a final reckoning with his life and regrets, and his reflections on the deaths of his friends Allen Ginsberg and Timothy Leary. It is a poignant portrait of the man, his life, and his creative process -- one that never quit, not even in the shadow of death.