Naked Lunch

William S. Burroughs was one the main three writers of the Beat Generation, along with Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg. He came from an aristocratic St. Louis family and attended the best prep schools. He was expelled from one after experimenting with chloral hydrate. Throughout his youth he struggled with acceptance of his homosexuality. He graduated from with honors from Harvard University in 1936, but hated the school and town so he moved to New York. He began to explore the Harlem Renaissance and the art movements in Greenwich Village. He first began to experiment with heroin in 1944 and became an addict. He got married to Joan Vollmer and they had one child. In 1948, the family moved to New Orleans, but had to move to Mexico after Burroughs was arrested for conspiracy to traffic narcotics. In 1951, Burroughs accidentally shot and killed his wife while performing a William Tell trick. The tragedy was a life altering occurrence that sent Burroughs into journey......

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Title: Naked Luch
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