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.