The Creators Podcast Outlaws: William S. Burroughs II
William S. Burroughs (1914–1997) was an American novelist, visual artist, and literary innovator whose work redefined the boundaries of art and culture. A Beat Generation icon and counterculture pioneer, Burroughs is often regarded as a founder of postmodernism. Born into privilege but drawn to society’s margins, he spent much of his life battling heroin addiction and chronicling the lives of those on the fringes—the misfits, addicts, and hucksters. Burroughs was inducted into the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters, a moment he met with characteristic irony: “Twenty years ago they were saying I belonged in jail, now they’re saying I belong in their club.”
For Further Reading:
The Outlaw: The extraordinary life of William S Burroughs
William Burrough's and The Cult of Rock N Roll
Word Virus: A William Burroughs Reader
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