Junky
By: William S. Burroughs ; with an introduction by Allen Ginsberg.
Edition: 1st complete and unexpurgated ed.
Publisher: Penguin Books
Published: 1977
Place of publication: Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England; New York, N.Y., U.S.A
Language: eng
Number of pages: 158
Work titles: Junkie
Description: Depicts the addict's life: his hallucinations, his ghostly nocturnal wanderings, his strange sexuality, and his hunger for the needle. Following its hero from his midwestern birthplace to New York, New Orleans, and Mexico City. Based on the author's own experiences.
Notes: "Originally published as Junkie under the pen name of William Lee."