Queer (Paperback) Published August 31st by Penguin Books. 25th Anniversary Edition, Paperback, pages. Author (s): William S. Burroughs, Oliver Harris (Contributor) ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language. A brilliant, bare book of an intense, one-way homosexual relationship, and the tale of unrequited love on any level. Burrough's describes the feeling of giving yourself and getting nothing in return beautifully. A must for the loved and lost masses. A good place to begin your Burroughs reading list as it's one of his most coherent books.5/5(5). William S. Burroughs, February Originally intended as a sequel to his first book Junkie, Queer was written by Burroughs in the late s in Mexico City. However, it was not published until , when Viking brought out the first edition in New York.
quotes from William S. Burroughs: 'A paranoid is someone who knows a little of what's going on. ', 'There is no intensity of love or feeling that does not involve the risk of crippling hurt. It is a duty to take this risk, to love and feel without defense or reserve.', and 'Nobody owns life, but anyone who can pick up a frying pan owns death.'. The definitive 25th-anniversay edition of Burroughs's legendary second novel. Originally written in but not published till , Queer is an enigma-both an unflinching autobiographical self-portrait and a coruscatingly political novel, Burroughs' only realist love story and a montage of comic-grotesque fantasies that paved the way for his masterpiece, Naked Lunch. Queer Quotes Showing of "In deep sadness there is no place for sentimentality. It is as final as the mountains: a fact. There it is. When you realize it you cannot complain.". ― William S. Burroughs, Queer. 77 likes.
This description may be from another edition of this product. The definitive 25th-anniversay edition of Burroughs's legendary second novel. Originally written in but not published till , Queer is an enigma-both an unflinching autobiographical Edition Details. Professional Reviews. Format: Hardcover. Language: English. ISBN: Queer is an early short novel (written between and , published in ) by William S. Burroughs. It is partially a sequel to his earlier novel, Junkie, which ends with the stated ambition of finding a drug called Yage. Queer, although not devoted to that quest, does include a trip to South America looking for the substance. Queer (Paperback) Published August 31st by Penguin Books. 25th Anniversary Edition, Paperback, pages. Author (s): William S. Burroughs, Oliver Harris (Contributor) ISBN: (ISBN ) Edition language.
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