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Essays by Oliver Harris
Confusion’s Masterpiece: Re-Editing William S. Burroughs’ First Trilogy
| Author | Oliver Harris |
| Date | 10 October 2010 |
| Subject | In the text of his recent talk at Columbia University, Oliver Harris describes the confused history behind the writing and publishing of William S. Burroughs’ Junkie, Queer, and Yage Letters. Professor Harris also responds to a few interview questions about his work on the new edition of Queer. |
| Link | Confusion’s Masterpiece: Re-Editing William S. Burroughs’ First Trilogy |
The Frisco Kid He Never Returns: Naked Lunch and San Francisco
| Author | Oliver Harris |
| Date | 21 November 2009 |
| Subject | Oliver Harris looks at the relationship — or non-relationship? — between Naked Lunch and San Francisco in a transcript to the talk given at the San Francisco Art Institute during the NL@50 homage. |
| Link | The Frisco Kid He Never Returns: Naked Lunch and San Francisco |
From Dr Mabuse to Doc Benway: The Myths and Manuscripts of Naked Lunch
| Author | Oliver Harris |
| Date | 26 October 2009 |
| Subject | Oliver Harris dissects the myths behind the creation of Naked Lunch in a transcript to the talk given recently at Columbia University during the NL@50 homage. |
| Link | From Dr Mabuse to Doc Benway: The Myths and Manuscripts of Naked Lunch |
Cutting up the Archive: William Burroughs and the Composite Text
Everything Lost, the Latin American Notebook of William S. Burroughs: The Inside Story
The Holy Shit of Burroughs and Kerouac
Essays by Other Scholars
William S. Burroughs and J.G. Ballard
| Author | RealityStudio |
| Date | 7 March 2012 |
| Subject | RealityStudio offers an in-depth look at the relationship of William S. Burroughs and J.G. Ballard. The text draws on interviews, correspondence, and unpublished documents to provide a detailed account of the interactions between the two writers. |
| Link | William S. Burroughs and J.G. Ballard |
Henry Miller and William Burroughs: An Overview
| Author | RealityStudio |
| Date | 2007 |
| Subject | Overview of the relationship (or non-relationship?) between Henry Miller and William S. Burroughs |
| Link | Henry Miller and William Burroughs: An Overview |
Burroughs Literary Archive
| Author | Ken Lopez |
| Date | 2006 |
| Subject | Excerpt from the catalogue prepared by bookseller Ken Lopez for the sale of the Burroughs archive to the New York Public Library |
| Link | Burroughs Literary Archive |
Transitional Period vs Gongs of Violence
| Author | RealityStudio |
| Date | 2006 |
| Subject | Side-by-side comparison of two versions of a Burroughs cut-up called “Gongs of Violence” |
| Link | Transitional Period vs Gongs of Violence |
Nothing Here Now But the Lost Recordings
| Author | Edward S. Robinson |
| Date | 9 May 2011 |
| Subject | Edward S. Robinson introduces a rare recording of cut-ups by Carl Weissner, Mary Beach, and Claude Pélieu (which are available for download in mp3 format). Special thanks to Gary Lee-Nova and to Kelly Claude Nairn for the audio and the digitization. |
| Link | Nothing Here Now But the Lost Recordings |
¿Quien Es?
| Author | Jorge Cuevas Cid |
| Date | September 2006 |
| Subject | Overview of International Burroughs Symposium held in Mexico City in September 2006 |
| Link | ¿Quien Es? |
“Giving Away the Basic American Rottenness”
| Author | A. D. Parkinson |
| Date | 2005 |
| Subject | Thesis showing the extent to which Naked Lunch is a historical document of its times |
| Link | “Giving Away the Basic American Rottenness” |
Riding the Nova Express
| Author | William Weiss |
| Date | 13 Mar 2013 |
| Subject | William Burroughs’ Nova Express, writes, William Weiss, “is a cage that rattles itself…” |
| Link | Riding the Nova Express |