Queer (novel)

Queer is the title of an early short novel (written 1951–1953, published 1985) by William S. Burroughs. It is a partial sequel to the tale in his earlier novel, Junkie.

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Short novel - 1951 - 1953 - 1985 - William S. Burroughs - Junkie

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The novel tells the semi-autobiographical story of a brief love/lust affair and the influence of drug-taking, set in 1940s Mexico and South America. It also has a detached cinematic quality that is absent from his later novels.

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Drug - 1940s - Mexico - South America

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Originally intended to be published as a followup to Junkie in the 1950s, Burroughs' publisher rejected Queer, claiming that he would be prosecuted for immorality. Due to its themes, Queer finally found a publisher as part of Burroughs' contract with Viking Penguin, in 1985.

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Immorality - Viking Penguin - 1985

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Despite being a queer author, Burroughs has, in the words of Russell (2001) "been totally excluded from the 'queer canon'".

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Queer - Russell - 2001

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An Erling Wold opera of the same title, based on the novel, premiered to acclaim in the US in 1998.

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Erling Wold - US - 1998

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