BURROUGHS Definition & Meaning

Burroughs

[ bur-ohz, buhr- ]

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Edgar Rice, 1875–1950, U.S. novelist and short-story writer.
John, 1837–1921, U.S. naturalist and essayist.
William Seward, 1855–98, U.S. inventor of the adding machine.
his grandson William S(eward), 1914–1997, U.S. novelist.

Burroughs

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BurroughsEdgar Rice18751950MUSWRITING: novelist Edgar Rice . 1875–1950, US novelist, author of the Tarzan stories
BurroughsWilliam S(eward)19141997MUSWRITING: novelist William S ( eward ). 1914–97, US novelist, noted for his experimental works exploring themes of drug addiction, violence, and homosexuality. His novels include Junkie (1953), The Naked Lunch (1959), and Interzone (1989)

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It was William S. Burroughs who, in 1986, dubbed Waters the “Pope of Trash.”

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She also played God in two episodes of the sitcom Absolutely Fabulous, and the devil in William Burroughs' and Tom Waits' musical, The Black Rider.

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So it’s this total world of Burroughs that I was trying to be faithful to.

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“Having known Burroughs’ other work, I was really shocked to find that ‘Queer’ was this very linear, straightforward love story between these two very complicated people.”

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First is “Challengers,” which was out in April, and now “Queer,” an adaptation of William S. Burroughs’ novel.

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