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Word Virus by William S. Burroughs

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Book name: Word Virus (2024)
Category: Experimental
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Pages: 400 pages
Language: English
Publication data: Jan. 1, 1998, midnight
The book is a comprehensive collection of writings that encapsulates the innovative and often controversial literary style of its author. It explores themes of societal control, addiction, and the subversion of language, showcasing the author's unique narrative techniques such as cut-up and fold-in methods. The compilation spans various phases of the author's career, offering insights into his thoughts on the power of words and their ability to manipulate reality. Through a blend of fiction, essays, and experimental prose, the work challenges conventional storytelling and invites readers to question the structures of authority and communication.

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William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs

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William Seward Burroughs II, (also known by his pen name William Lee) 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 novell… Read more