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Naked Lunch

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About this listen

 Naked Lunch is one of the most important novels of the 20th century, a book that redefined not just literature but American culture.

This is an unnerving tale of a narcotics addict unmoored in New York, Tangiers, and, ultimately, a nightmarish wasteland known as Interzone. The restored text includes many editorial corrections and incorporates Burroughs's notes on the text and several essays he wrote over the years about the book. For the Burroughs enthusiast and neophyte alike, this is a valuable and fresh experience of this classic of our culture.

©2001 William S. Burroughs Trust (P)2009 Blackstone Audio, Inc. Classics Genre Fiction LGBTQIA2S+ Creators Literary Fiction Psychological

What the critics say

"William was a Shootist. He shot like he wrote - with extreme precision and no fear." (Hunter S. Thompson, Rolling Stone)
"A masterpiece. A cry from hell, a brutal, terrifying, and savagely funny book that swings between uncontrolled hallucination and fierce, exact satire." ( Newsweek)
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I bought my first copy of Naked Lunch in the sixties in the UK. I choked on it many times, unable to digest more than a few chapters. I got busy with life, but now retired have the time to catch up. Audible opened the door, and I listened instead of read NL. It’s all I wanted it to be, a work of art, a flow of consciousness, vivid description, experiential insights in unimaginable ( to most ) worlds, outside the accepted social constructs, where true art lies. It was worth the wait !!

Unfinished business.

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A wonderfully disgusting book with something to say, and a perfect narration. Excellently written and spoken.

Beautifully Foul

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This book was beautifully disgusting. I found myself lost inside the twisted world of Naked Lunch. Mark Bramhall’s performance suited the text and subject matter perfectly. A must listen!

Amazing!

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In an attempt to be “in your face” this work just ends up being vulgar. Typical of 1960’s counterculture.

Postmodern Public Mental Masturba***

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