William S. Burroughs

William Seward Burroughs (February 5, 1914 – August 2, 1997) was an American novelist, essayist, social critic and spoken word performer. Much of Burroughs' work is semi-autobiographical, drawn from his experiences as an opiate addict, which he often distored using surreal or graphic imagery, experimental structures, and a strong satirical voice. Burroughs stated that he saw all his writing as a single, vast book; indeed, the same characters and themes often reappear intermittently throughout his oeuvre.

External links

• Lines of Advance -- Burroughs audio, image, text.
• William S. Burroughs at Literary Kicks
• Interzone.org 5 linked websites on William Burroughs and Brion Gysin.
• William S. Burroughs Internet Database
• The Western Lands
• Interzone Web Ring
• William Burroughs and Brion Gysin resources
• Interzone Academy
• Reporters Redacteurs d'Interzone
• Other Minds Archive: William Burroughs Press Conference at Berkeley Museum of Art on November 12, 1974 Streaming audio.
• rotten.com library biography
• Naropa Audio Archives: William S. Burroughs class on the technology and ethic of wishing (June 25th, 1986) Streaming audio and 64 kbit/s MP3 ZIP file.
• Naropa Audio Archives: William S. Burroughs lecture on public discourse. (August 11th, 1980) Streaming audio and 64 kbit/s MP3 ZIP file.
• Interzone Creations Creations inspirated by Burroughs & Gysin's work.
• The Interzone Coffee House Fan-based site.
• The death of Joan Vollmer Burroughs In-dept research article into the shooting of Joan Burroughs by James W Grauerholz
• Shooting Joan Burroughs at Beats In Kansas.
• Essay on Junky by Will Self.
• Article on Counterculture and Burroughs by Jonathan Leyser
• Zed TV: "Ah Pook is Here" Animated film by Philip Hunt, inspired by Burroughs' text.
• Studio AKA: "Ah Pook is Here" Excerpt from animated film by Philip Hunt.
• Language Is A Virus Online Cut-Up Machine, the cut-up writing technique
• 1984 audio interview of William Burroughs, RealAudio
• Blue Neon Alley - William S. Burroughs directory