William S. Burroughs

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Birth Name: William Seward Burroughs II

Born: 5 February 1914 Died: 2 August 1997

Country of origin: United States

Height: 6' 1"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Marcus Ewert

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William S. Burroughs was an American novelist, short story writer, essayist, painter and spoken word performer. A primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodernist author, he is considered to be "one of the most politically trenchant, culturally influential, and innovative artists of the 20th century". His influence is considered to have affected a range of popular culture as well as literature. Burroughs wrote 18 novels and novellas, six collections of short stories and four collections of essays. Burroughs also served in the United States Army during World War II.

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1. Elephant

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2. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

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3. Häxan: Witchcraft Through the Ages (1922)

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4. Even Cowgirls Get the Blues (1994)

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5. The Book of Life (1998)

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1. Naked Lunch (1991)

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2. Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

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3. The Discipline of D.E. (1982)

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4. Towers Open Fire (1966)

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5. William Burroughs: Thanksgiving Prayer

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4. Arena (1975- )

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5. Wanderlust

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4. Queer (1987)

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" "Reluctant godfather of punk, transgressive Beat generation champ and NYC stalwart, William S. Burroughs (1914-1997) always extended his literary practice into avant-garde territories — the cut-up novels and films, the dreammachine, the prose itself. He spent his later years in Kansas, in his backyard, shooting the shit out of spray paint cans with his shot gun onto blank canvases. The bursting, holed pieces were displayed in Chicago and New York in the late ’80s and early ’90s." "