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Paris: Olympia Press, 1959. Near fine in a near fine jacket.. First edition, first issue of Burroughs' drug-fueled Beat masterpiece — in exceptional condition. A landmark novel that led to several important court decisions on indecency and censorship. Certainly Burroughs' best-known work (it was successfully adapted by David Cronenberg into a fine film of the same name), it is also arguably Burroughs' best, most enduring, and precient as well. Indeed, for better or worse, Burroughs's "Interzone" increasingly resembles our current world. Published by Maurice Girodias's infamous Olympia Press, a beautiful example of a highspot of 20th century American literature. 7'' x 4.25''. Original green printed wraps. In original unclipped (1500 francs) color pictorial dustjacket designed by the author. The Traveler's Companion Series No. 76. 232 pages. Jacket spine mildly toned, with a couple of tiny chips to head. Book has old penned price to front endpaper and trace shelfwear to…

The Naked Lunch (sometimes referred to as Naked Lunch) is a novel by American writer William S. Burroughs. The book is structured as a series of loosely connected vignettes, following the shifting and hallucinatory perspectives of a junkie protagonist.