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Naked Lunch at 50: Anniversary Essays

Naked Lunch@50: Anniversary Essays, edited by Oliver Harris and Ian MacFadyen, to be published by Southern Illinois University Press in June 2009, is the first book devoted in its entirety to William Burroughs’ masterpiece.

This collection of original critical essays brings together an international array of writers, scholars, musicians, and artists, and casts new light on the writing and reception of Burroughs’ unique work, tracking its origins from Texas to Tangier, from Mexico City to New York and Paris, crossing time zones and cultures. We believe that Naked Lunch@50 breaks new ground in understanding this most influential but elusive of texts.

Naked Lunch@50: Anniversary Essays includes work by: Keith ALBARN, Eric ANDERSEN, Gail-Nina ANDERSON, Théophile ARIES, Jed BIRMINGHAM, Shaun DE WAAL, Richard DOYLE, Loren GLASS, Kurt HEMMER, Allen HIBBARD, Rob HOLTON, Andrew HUSSEY, Rob JOHNSON, Jean-Jacques LEBEL, Polina MACKAY, Jonas MEKAS, Barry MILES, RB MORRIS, Timothy S. MURPHY, Jurgen PLOOG, Davis SCHNEIDERMAN, Jennie SKERL, D.J. SPOOKY, and Philip TAAFFE.

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