num_pages: 158
description: '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 highs and lows of mainlining smack, from initial heroin bliss to dependency, the horrors of cold turkey and back again.
language: English
title: Junky
titlecomplete: Junky
characters: William S. Burroughs
genres: Fiction, American, The United States Of America, LGBT, Literature, Classics, Novels, Contemporary, 20th Century, Modern Classics
ratings_count: 63119
publisher: Gardners Books