don@allegra.UUCP (D. Mitchell) (05/13/84)
Are there any fans of William Burroughs out there? I would enjoy discussing his books with someone. I have made it thru "Naked Lunch", "The Soft Machine", "Nova Express", and "Exterminator", but I have many questions about his meaning. Is there a reader's guide for Burroughs?
chip@dartvax.UUCP (Brig ) (05/16/84)
If you like Burroughs, may I suggest: (a) The Yage Letters (b) The Book of Breeeething (I may be missing some e's there) (c) The City of the Red Night (d) Burroughs Letters to Allen Ginsberg (good!) They all have their charm. Item (c) is perhaps his second-finest book, behind "Naked Lunch". There's also a very nice disk with Burroughs, Laurie Anderson, and John Giorno. Burroughs reads with a particularaly phlegmy voice. Interesting cult object. As a final question: the "Red Night" refers to something in particular, and not what Burroughs claims. Anybody know?