Junkie by William Burroughs

New English Library
1972
Paperback
3rd NEL Edition
160 Pages
12 x 18cm

Condition: Fair

'The most famous book on drug addiction ever written.’
Burroughs' semi-autobiographical debut novel chronicling his experiences with heroin addiction and the subcultures of drug use in mid-century America. Written in the cold, clinical style that would come to define Beat literature, the novel follows Burroughs' alter ego, William Lee, as he drifts through New York, New Orleans, and Mexico, engaging in petty crime and navigating the underworld of narcotics. Early 'ie’ spelling of the title.