num_pages: 180
description: In 1/1953, Wm S. Burroughs began an expedition into the jungles of S. America to find yage, the fabled hallucinogen of the Amazon. From the notebooks he kept &amp; the letters he wrote home to Allen Ginsberg, Burroughs composed a narrative of his adventures that later appeared as The Yage Letters. For this edition, Oliver Harris has gone back to the original manuscripts &amp; untangled the history of the text, telling the story of its genesis &amp; cultural importance. Also included in this edition are extensive materials, never before published, by both Burroughs &amp; Ginsberg. Wm S. Burroughs s widely recognized as one of the most influential &amp; innovative writers of the 20th century. His books include Junky, Naked Lunch &amp; The Wild Boys.
language: English
title: The Yage Letters Redux
titlecomplete: The Yage Letters Redux
genres: Counter Culture, American, Biography, Travel, Poetry, Literature, Classics, Nonfiction, History, Memoir
ratings_count: 3808
publisher: City Lights Publishers (San Francisco)