Rub Out the Words

Paperback. Pub Date :2013-03-07 Pages: 480 Language: English Publisher:. Penguin PressClassics William Burroughs life was often as extreme as his prose This second volume of his letters documents the time after the notorious publication of Naked Lunch in 1959. as he drifted away from the Beats and on towards new experiences in Europe and North Africa. We see the artist and pioneer of the cut-up method. Brion Gysin. gradually replace Ginsberg as Burroughs most trusted confidant. as they explore ideas on mind control and language. and there is correspondence with Paul Bowles. Timothy Leary and Norman Mailer. among many others. showing Burroughs work at its most experimental. and his life entering a new era of creativity and innovation. Edited by Bill MorganWonderfully compelling. vivid .. .. a triumph of judgement and judicious selection Ian Thomson. Evening StandardThese lett...