The man behind 'A Man Within'
Former KU student creates signature documentary about William S. Burroughs
"I knew I wanted to make a documentary about Burroughs, but I didn't know I'd be making THE documentary about Burroughs," Yony Leyser says. After four years of work, he's done just that...
Milestones: Author Barry Miles recalls relationships with Beatles, Burroughs and Swinging London
If something interesting was happening in London during the 1960s, chances are Barry Miles was part of it....
Burroughs exhibits begin at DotDotDot ArtSpace
The local celebration of the 50th anniversary of William S. Burroughs’ novel “Naked Lunch” kicks off tonight with an exhibition of some of his art objects. The objects, provided by William Burroughs Communications, will be on display from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the DotDotDot ArtSpace, 1910 Haskell Ave. Among the items are stencils, stamps, “paint-covered curiosities” and others. Some of Burroughs’ paintings also are on display at the Bourgeois Pig, 6 E. Ninth St., where there will be an opening reception from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday that will include live music and readings.
The ‘Naked’ Truth: Lawrence celebrates 50-year anniversary of William S. Burroughs’ definitive work
Whether beloved, vilified or avoided, few will argue that William S. Burroughs “Naked Lunch” remains among the landmark works of American literature...
Birth of The Beats is Born, 64 years later
Thanks to Lawrence's James Grauerholz, the crime novel that launched the careers of Burroughs and Kerouac finally sees print
In August of 1944, a 19-year-old Columbia student named Lucien Carr killed 33-year-old David Kammerer, the man who had mentored him since he was a young, fatherless boy and had come to fawn over him to the point of obsession. Carr stabbed him with a Boy Scout knife during a fight and threw his body in the Hudson River. The first people he ran to were his friends Bill Burroughs and Jack Kerouac.
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