William S. Burroughs

Vereinigte Staaten · Schriftsteller · Lebte 1914 bis 1997 · im Alter von 83

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William Seward Burroughs (* 5. Februar 1914 in St. Louis, Missouri; † 2. August 1997 in Lawrence, Kansas) war ein amerikanischer Schriftsteller, der der Beat Generation zugerechnet wird. Sein bekanntestes Werk ist der Roman Naked Lunch.

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1997Gestorben2. August 19971986“Last night I encountered a dream cat with a very long neck and a body like a human fetus, gray and transluscent. I don't know what it needs or how to provide for it.”Eigene WorteThe Cat Inside (1986)Die ganze Aussage lesen

1981“Faced by the actual practice of freedom, the French and American revolutions would be forced to stand by their words.”Eigene WorteCities of the Red Night (1981)Die ganze Aussage lesen

1965“You know, they ask me if I were on a desert island and I knew nobody would ever see what I wrote, would I go on writing. My answer is most emphatically yes.”Eigene WorteQuoted in interview, The Paris Review (Fall 1965)Die ganze Aussage lesen

“The hallucinogens produce visionary states, sort of, but morphine and its derivatives decrease awareness of inner processes, thoughts and feelings.”Eigene WorteQuoted in interview, The Paris Review (Fall 1965), in response to "The visions of drugs and the visions of art don't mix?"Die ganze Aussage lesen

1962“The 'Other Half' is the word. The 'Other Half' is an organism. Word is an organism.”Eigene WorteThe Ticket That Exploded (1962)Die ganze Aussage lesen

1956“The junk merchant doesn't sell his product to the consumer, he sells the consumer to his product. He does not improve and simplify his merchandise.”Eigene Worte"Letter from a Master Addict to Dangerous Drugs", written in 1956, first published in The British Journal of Addiction, Vol. 52, No. 2Die ganze Aussage lesen

1914Geboren5. Februar 1914

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Last night I encountered a dream cat with a very long neck and a body like a human fetus, gray and transluscent. I don't know what it needs or how to provide for it.
1986, The Cat Inside (1986), Eigene Worte
Faced by the actual practice of freedom, the French and American revolutions would be forced to stand by their words.
1981, Cities of the Red Night (1981), Eigene Worte
There is simply no room left for 'freedom from the tyranny of government' since city dwellers depend on it for food, power, water, transportation, protection, and welfare.
1981, Cities of the Red Night (1981), Eigene Worte