Who Is William S. Burroughs

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"I don't care if people hate my guts; I assume most of them do. The important question is whether they are in a position to do anything about it." - William Burroughs


William Burroughs was a Beat generation novelist who drew on his own life experiences for his writing.

William S Burroughs at a Glance 

:This article is about the late 20th century American novelist. For the inventor, his grandfather, see William Seward Burroughs I. For his son, see William S. Burroughs, Jr.

William Seward Burroughs II ( ? ; ), more commonly known as William S. Burroughs was an American novelist, essayist, social critic, painter and spoken word performer.

Much of Burroughs' work is semi-autobiographical, drawn from his experiences as an opiate addict, a condition that marked the last fifty years of his life. A primary member of the Beat Generation, he was an avant-garde author who affected popular culture as w...

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