William Burroughs

William Seward Burroughs II (5 February 1914 – 2 August 1997) was an American writer and artist. Burroughs was a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodernist author whose influence is considered to have affected a range of popular culture as well as literature. Burroughs wrote eighteen novels and novellas, six collections of short stories and four collections of essays. Five books have been published of his interviews and correspondences. He also collaborated on projects and recordings with numerous performers and musicians, and made many appearances in films. Burroughs created and exhibited numerous paintings and other visual art works, including his celebrated Gunshot Paintings.

Publications

• Time, 1965, [28] pp.
• The Dead Star, 1969.
• The Electronic Revolution, Expanded Media Editions, 1970; repr., Ubu Classics, 2005.
• Port of Saints, 1973; new.ed., 1980. Novel.
• The Book of Breeething, 1974.
• Painting & Guns, Madras & New York: Hanuman Books, 1992, 103 pp.
• My Education: A Book of Dreams, 1997. Novel.

Recordings

• on UbuWeb Sound

Film

• on UbuWeb Film

Bibliography

• William S. Burroughs and the Arts: A Bibliography

Literature

• Jennie Skerl, Robin Lydenberg (eds.), William S. Burroughs at the Front: Critical Reception, 1959-1989, Carbondale: Southern Illinois University Press, 1991, 274 pp.
• Timothy S. Murphy, Wising Up the Marks: The Amodern William Burroughs, 1997.
• Nancy M. Grace, Jennie Skerl (eds.), The Transnational Beat Generation, New York: Palgrave Macmillan, 2012, xii+282 pp.
• Patricia Allmer, John Sears (eds.), Taking Shots: The Photography of William S. Burroughs, London: Prestel, and The Photographers' Gallery, 2014, 160 pp. Catalogue for exh. held Jan-Mar 2014. Curators' introduction. Review: Jonze (Guardian).