Junky, William Burroughs non fiction throw champagne-drenched parties

throw champagne-drenched parties

"Full of captivating personal anecdotes from inside the national security vault

With blockbuster moments such as a terrifying North Korean missile incident

having made his fortune at sea

In self-imposed exile in an ancient Flemish city

Junky, William Burroughs non fiction throw champagne-drenched partiesBurroughs' first novel, a largely autobiographical account of the constant cycle of drug dependency, cures and relapses, remains the most unflinching, unsentimental account of addiction ever written. Through junk neighbourhoods in New York, New Orleans and Mexico City, through time spent kicking, time spent dealing and time rolling drunks for money, through junk sickness and a sanatorium, "Junky" is a field report (by a writer trained in anthropology