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I kind of detest Burroughs for his abuse of boys in Morocco, but his writing was influential and quite a trip to read. This particular book - one of his most famous - is a druggy trip from the US to Mexico. It is sort of On the Road but taking about 10x more mescaline and cocaine and acid than Kerouac and his friends did. If you want to get a feeling for the crazy off the rails atmosphere of the 60s, this is the book for you.
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William Burroughs sa at kapitlene i Naked Lunch kan leses i hvilken som helst rekkefølge. Han sa også at han knapt husker å ha skrevet den og at han stort sett hadde morfin (i en eller annen variant) i blodstrømmen mens han holdt på. Romanen har hverken handling eller runde karakterer, og tittelen «Naked Lunch» var ikke hans eget bidrag. Naked Lunch er en slags roman kokt ned til sin rene essens, altså utforskingen av idéer, uttrykt gjennom oppdikta prosa, romanen i sin pureste form, kan man kan
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