I'm only just beginning to realize how fortunate I was to have been
introduced to Burroughs at a very young age. He's increasingly recognized
as a true visionary, and I can see him truly becoming an academic hot topic
in the next few years.
There's a collection I can tentatively recommend called "Burroughs and
Globalization." I forget the editors. I read a good bit of it and found it
interesting, but it's really just a start in coming to terms with exactly
how much and how clearly Burroughs saw of the workings of power.
I can strongly recommend "Cities of the Red Night," one of Burroughs' most
accessible novels, published in the early eighties. It's probabably at
least as prescient as Naked Lunch.
introduced to Burroughs at a very young age. He's increasingly recognized
as a true visionary, and I can see him truly becoming an academic hot topic
in the next few years.
There's a collection I can tentatively recommend called "Burroughs and
Globalization." I forget the editors. I read a good bit of it and found it
interesting, but it's really just a start in coming to terms with exactly
how much and how clearly Burroughs saw of the workings of power.
I can strongly recommend "Cities of the Red Night," one of Burroughs' most
accessible novels, published in the early eighties. It's probabably at
least as prescient as Naked Lunch.