by Edward S. Robinson Introduction It would be beyond countenance to ignore the context of the times we’re living in for framing this essay. A year into a global pandemic, our lives have been dominated by a virus, and never before has — thanks to the all-pervading media, social and otherwise — the collective consciousness…
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“I Always Have Three Weapons on Me”: 1981 Interview with William Burroughs by Alain Pacadis
Uncollected 1981 Interview with William Burroughs from Le Palace Magazine This interview by Alain Pacadis appeared in French in Le Palace Magazine 5 (1981). An eBay seller very kindly provided a scan of it and RealityStudio translated it into English. It is not to be found in Burroughs Live: The Collected Interview of Wiliam S….
Cities of the Red Night
New York: Holt Rinehart & Winston 1981, an edition of 500 copies signed by Burroughs issued in a slipcase without dust jacket. There was also apparently a signed and lettered edition of this work, assumed to be 26 copies, which is not mentioned on the limitation page, but lettered copies have appeared for sale. Burroughs’…