{"product_id":"junky-by-william-s-burroughs-u-k-trade-paperback-2002-penguin","title":"Junky by William S. Burroughs [U.K. TRADE PAPERBACK] 2002 • Penguin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJunky by William S. Burroughs with an introduction by Will Self\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eU.K. TRADE PAPERBACK [2002] \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePENGUIN CLASSICS\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eScarce 2002 U.K. re-issue with heroin cover.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTrade paperback in very good condition with cover wear.   \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover has some light edge wear; small dent on rear and mild creasing to spine. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eReads nicely with a hint of tanning.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eABOUT THE BOOK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBefore his 1959 breakthrough, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNaked Lunch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, an unknown William S. Burroughs wrote \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eJunky\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, his first novel. It is a candid eye-witness account of times and places that are now long gone, an unvarnished field report from the American post-war underground. Unafraid to portray himself in 1953 as a confirmed member of two socially-despised under classes (a narcotics addict and a homosexual), Burroughs was writing as a trained anthropologist when he unapologetically described a way of life - in New York, New Orleans, and Mexico City - that by the 1940's was already demonized by the artificial anti-drug hysteria of an opportunistic bureaucracy and a cynical, prostrate media.  - \u003cem\u003eBookshop Apocalypse\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bookshop Apocalypse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67633490460921,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/3103\/1574\/files\/junkyuk-1.jpg?v=1794128663","url":"https:\/\/bookshopapocalypse.com\/products\/junky-by-william-s-burroughs-u-k-trade-paperback-2002-penguin","provider":"Bookshop Apocalypse","version":"1.0","type":"link"}