{"product_id":"9780141189826-junky","title":"Junky","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA novel that offers an account of the constant cycle of drug dependency, cures and relapses.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA shocking exposé of the desperate subculture surrounding heroin addiction, William S. Burroughs' \u003ci\u003eJunky \u003c\/i\u003eis edited with an introduction by Oliver Harris in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBurroughs' first novel, a largely autobiographical account of the constant cycle of drug dependency, cures and relapses, remains the most unflinching, unsentimental account of addiction ever written. Through junk neighbourhoods in New York, New Orleans and Mexico City, through time spent kicking, time spent dealing and time rolling drunks for money, through junk sickness and a sanatorium, \u003ci\u003eJunky\u003c\/i\u003e is a field report (by a writer trained in anthropology at Harvard) from the American post-war drug underground. Nurtured into being by fellow Beat Generation guru Allen Ginsberg, \u003ci\u003eJunky\u003c\/i\u003e is a cult classic that has influenced generations of writers with its raw, sparse and unapologetic tone. This definitive edition painstakingly recreates the author's original text word for word.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn work and in life, William S. Burroughs (1914-1997) expressed a constant subversion of the morality, politics and economics of modern America. To escape those conditions, and in particular his treatment as a homosexual and a drug-user, Burroughs left his homeland in 1950, and soon after began writing. By the time of his death he was widely recognised as one of the most politically trenchant, culturally influential, and innovative artists of the twentieth century. His numerous books include \u003ci\u003eNaked Lunch, Junky, Queer, Nova Express, Interzone, The Wild Boys, The Ticket That Exploded \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e The Soft Machine\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIf you enjoyed \u003ci\u003eJunky\u003c\/i\u003e, you might like Burroughs' \u003ci\u003eExterminator!\u003c\/i\u003e, also available in Penguin Modern Classics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'Reads today as fresh and unvarnished as it ever has'\u003cbr\u003eWill Self\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":31640611389537,"sku":"9780141189826","price":7.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_32339006.jpg?v=1737185989","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780141189826-junky","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}