William Burroughs And The Cult Of Rock And Roll
RAE Casey
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William S. Burroughs's fiction and essays are legendary, but his influence on music's counterculture has been less well documented-until now. Examining how one of America's most controversial literary figures altered the destinies of many notable and varied musicians, William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock 'n' Roll reveals the transformations in music history that can be traced to Burroughs.
A heroin addict and a gay man, Burroughs rose to notoriety outside the conventional literary world; his masterpiece, Naked Lunch, was banned on the grounds of obscenity, but its nonlinear structure was just as daring as its content. Casey Rae brings to life Burroughs's parallel ...
Publication date: 2020-09-08
Number of pages: 272
Publisher: Orion Publishing Group,UK
Status: On the way
Subjects:
Non-fiction, Art/design/film, Art & Artists, History Of Art / Art & Design Styles, Music, Published in the UK
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