Author:
Miller, Gerald Alva, author.
ImprintColumbia, South Carolina : The University of South Carolina Press, [2020]
Description145 pages ; 23 cm.
Note:Understanding William S. Burroughs -- Desire and the ugly spirit: obsession, addiction, and Jouissance in Burroughs's early fiction -- The end of their forks: the microphysics of power in Naked lunch -- Rub out the word: The Nova trilogy and the severing of the signifier -- Rainbow jockstraps and death gods: the nomadic war machine in The Wild boys period -- Out of time and into space: humanity's evolutionary potential in the "Red night" novels -- Love: the final revolutionary force -- Epilogue: "Minutes to go, the heat are closing in".
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical reference (pages 129-136) and index.
Note:Through critical readings, Gerald Alva Miller, Jr. examines the life of William S. Burroughs and the evolution of his various radical styles not just in writing but also in audio, film, and painting. Miller argues that Burroughs, more than any other author, ushered in the era of both postmodern fiction and poststructural philosophy.
