Literary Outlaw: The Life and Times of William S. Burroughs - Softcover

Morgan, Ted

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0380708825 ISBN 13: 9780380708826

Publisher: Avon Books, 1990

Synopsis

Chronicles the multi-faceted life of the brilliant writer and disturbed rebel

About this title

About the Author:

Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Ted Morgan is the author of Maugham and FDR; his latest book is Valley of Death: The Tragedy at Dien Bien Phu That Led America into the Vietnam War. He lives in New York.

From Library Journal:

In his detailed, highly readable biography, Morgan provides important insights into Burroughs's life and art. He sees the writer as an outlaw, as someone bent on achieving fame even at the cost of becoming infamous. Morgan closely examines Burroughs's life in light of his relationships with family, lovers, and friends, including fellow Beats Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. In fact, if the book has a fault, it is that in its coverage of other Beat figures, the focus occasionally slips off Burroughs. While not a definitive portrait, Morgan's book is an accurate and serviceable biography of one of America's foremost authors. Essential reading for anyone interested in Burroughs, it belongs in all serious literature collections. William Gargan, Brooklyn Coll. Lib., CUNY
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About this edition

• Publisher: Avon Books
• Publication date: 1990
• ISBN 10: 0380708825
• ISBN 13: 9780380708826
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 672