William S. Burroughs
William S. Burroughs (1914–1997) was an American novelist and essayist associated with the Beat Generation, renowned for experimental works such as Naked Lunch.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- St. Louis
- Educated at
- Harvard UniversityJohn Burroughs School
- Awards
- 🏆 Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres🏆 Commandeur des Arts et des Lettres
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"Article on Counterculture and Burroughs by Jonathan Leyser"
"If you wish to alter or annihilate a pyramid of numbers in a serial relation, you alter or remove the bottom number. If we wish to annihilate the junk pyramid, we must start with the bottom of the pyr…"
Works & Publications
No works or publications documented yet.
Timeline
1914
Born
Birth1997
Died
Death
Influenced By
Thinkers whose ideas shaped William's philosophy
Influenced
Thinkers whose work was shaped by William's ideas
Source Attribution
Information about William S. Burroughs is sourced from curated knowledge bases and cross-referenced for accuracy. Influence relationships are scored by thematic overlap and historical plausibility.
Related Thinkers
See all →Explore Further
Related Quotes
"There was once a community of scoundrels, that is to say, they were not scoundrels, but ordinary people."
— Franz Kafka"And what shall I say of the judgement of the Qazi, one's own wife becomes another's... Somewhere a certain …"
— Vidyapati"I believe that I've been asked all possible questions. I, myself, if I were a journalist, would not know wh…"
— José Saramago"It was not the passion that was new to her, it was the yearning adoration. She knew she had always feared i…"
— D.H. Lawrence"Ancient India gave to to the world its religions and philosophies: Egypt and Greece owe India their wisdom …"
— Pierre Sonnerat"The Secret Garden in PDF, PDB and LIT formats"
— Frances Hodgson Burnett




