[New post] William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock ‘n’ Roll

Longreads posted: "Casey Rae | William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock 'n' Roll | University of Texas Press | June 2019 | 28 minutes (4,637 words)   Naked Lunch is inseparable from its author William S. Burroughs, which tends to happen with certain major works. T" New post on Longreads William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock 'n' Roll by Longreads Casey Rae | William S. Burroughs and the Cult of Rock 'n' Roll | University of Texas Press | June 2019 | 28 minutes (4,637 words)   Naked Lunch is inseparable from its author William S. Burroughs, which tends to happen with certain major works. The book may be the only Burroughs title many literature buffs can name. In terms of name recognition, Naked Lunch is a bit like Miles Davis' Kind of Blue, which also arrived in 1959. Radical for its time, Kind of Blue now sounds quaint, though it is undeniably a masterwork. Burroughs wrote the bulk of his famous novel Naked Lunch in Tan­gier, Morocco between 1954 and 1957. During those years, Burroughs was strung out and unhappy, living off of his parents' allowance and getting deeper and deeper into addiction. He had friends but rarely saw them, preferring to spend days at a time staring at his shoes while ensorcelled in a narcotic haze. Read more of this post Longreads | June 11, 2019 at 7:00 am | Tags: beat generation, Bob Dylan, Casey Rae, music writing, rock n roll, The Beatles, William S. Burrough | Categories: Arts & Culture, Books, Nonfiction, Story | URL: https://wp.me/p4KhvY-wAm Like Unsubscribe to no longer receive posts from Longreads. Change your email settings at Manage Subscriptions. Trouble clicking? Copy and paste this URL into your browser: http://longreads.com/2019/06/11/william-s-burroughs-and-the-cult-of-rock-n-roll/ Thanks for flying with WordPress.com