Junky

Author: Burroughs, William S.

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

Published on 5 April 2012 by Penguin Books Ltd in the United Kingdom as part of 'the Penguin Essentials' series.

'Junk is not, like alcohol or weed, a means to increased enjoyment of life. Junk is not a kick. It is a way of life'William Burroughs, legendary drug addict, founder member of the Beats and author of Naked Lunch, relates with unflinching realism the addict's life: from initial heroin bliss to an unabated hunger for the needle, and the horrors of cold turkey and back again.