Queer 25th Anniversary Edition

This is a new book. Condition: Brand New.

The definitive 25th-anniversary edition of Burroughs's legendary second novel

Originally written in 1952 but not published till 1985, Queer is an enigma - both an unflinching autobiographical self-portrait and a coruscatingly political novel, Burroughs' only realist love story and a montage of comic-grotesque fantasies that paved the way for his masterpiece, Naked Lunch. Set in Mexico City during the early fifties, Queer follows William Lee's hopeless pursuit of desire from bar to bar in the American expatriate scene. As Lee breaks down, the trademark Burroughsian voice emerges; a maniacal mix of self-lacerating humor and the Ugly American at his ugliest. A haunting tale of possession and exorcism, Queer is also a novel with a history of secrets, as this new edition reveals.

Book details and technical specifications

Format: Paperback / softback
ISBN13: 9780141189918
Published: November 2010

Number of pages: 208
Width: 130 mm
Height: 199 mm
Depth: 13 mm

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd