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Junky: The Definitive Text of 'Junk'

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Based on 38,110 Ratings and 1,289 Reviews

Book Description
Burroughs' first novel, a largely autobiographical account of the constant cycle of drug dependency, cures and relapses, remains the most unflinching, unsentimental account of addiction ever written. Through junk neighbourhoods in New York, New Orleans and Mexico City, through time spent kicking, time spent dealing and time rolling drunks for money, through junk sickness and a sanatorium, "Junky" ... More
Book Information
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
BindingPaperback (11 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages208
ISBN-100141189827
ISBN-13978-0141189826
Publication Date11/06/2008
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About William Burroughs (Author) : William Burroughs is a published author and a narrator of children's books. Some of the published credits of William Burroughs include Naked Lunch: The Restored Text, Junky: The Definitive Text of Jun... more
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About Oliver Harris (Introduction) : Oliver Harris is a published author. A published credit of Oliver Harris is Junky: The Definitive Text of Junk (50th Anniversary Edition).
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6/22/2007 Gina Marysol Ruiz

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