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New York, Viking, 1985. First edition. First printing. Hardbound. Fine in a fine jacket. The illustrated dust jacket is trimmed a bit short and is subtly toned near the very top edge, as is customary with this title. A clean tight copy. Publisher's price intact on front jacket flap ($14.95). Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. Smoke-free. A short novel that takes place in Mexico City during the 1940s, featuring William Lee, the protagonist of Burroughs's debut novel "Junky." The book was originally written in 1952, but not published until 1985. "Queer" is the basis for the 2024 film directed by Luca Guadagnino and starring Daniel Craig.

Queer is a novel by William S. Burroughs that follows a young man named William Lee to Mexico City in the 1940s.