Bibliograph

Rub out the words, the letters of William S. Burroughs, 1959-1974, edited and with an introduction by Bill Morgan

Type

Label

Rub out the words, the letters of William S. Burroughs, 1959-1974, edited and with an introduction by Bill Morgan

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-433) and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrationsplates

Index

index present

Literary Form

letters

Main title

Rub out the words

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

703205833

Responsibility statement

edited and with an introduction by Bill Morgan

Sub title

the letters of William S. Burroughs, 1959-1974

Summary

Presenting a glimpse into the private life of the misunderstood writer, this collection of letters from the 1960s and 1970s reveals the era in which Burroughs became an influential artistic and cultural leader beyond the literary world

Table Of Contents

1959: Paul Bowles ; Billy Burroughs Jr. ; Laura Lee Burroughs ; Laura Lee and Mortimer Burroughs ; Kells Elvins ; Allen Ginsberg -- 1960: Bill Belli ; Paul Bowles ; Billy Burroughs Jr. ; Paul Carroll ; John Dent ; Charles Henri Ford ; Allen Ginsberg ; Brion Gysin ; Dave Haselwood ; Irving Rosenthal ; Ian Sommerville ; Grey Walter -- 1961: Paul Bowles ; Billy Burroughs Jr. ; Allen Ginsberg ; Allen Ginsberg, Gregory Corso, Peter Orlovsky ; Brion Gysin ; Melville Hardiment ; Dave Haselwood ; Timothy Leary ; Barney Rosset ; Don Startin -- 1962: Bill Berkson ; Paul Bowles ; Billy Burroughs Jr., Gregory Corso ; George? ; Allen Ginsberg ; Brion Gysin ; Barney Rosset ; Howard Schulman ; Dick Seaver ; Ian Sommerville -- 1963: Paul Bowles ; Laura Lee and Mortimer Burroughs ; Allen Ginsberg ; Maurice Girodias ; Brion Gysin ; Barney Rosset -- 1964: Neil Abercrombie ; Alan Ansen ; Anthony Balch ; Gus Blaisdell ; Eugene Brooks ; Laura Lee and Mortimer Burroughs ; John Calder ; Allen Ginsberg ; Brion Gysin ; Jean-Jacques Lebel ; Rives Matthews? ; Peter Michelson ; Jeff Nuttall ; Barney Rosset ; Dick Seaver ; Carl Solomon ; David Solomon ; Ian Sommerville ; Mr. Tambimuttu ; Times literary supplement -- 1965: Neil Abercrombie ; Alan Ansen ; Anthony Balch ; John Berendt ; Paul Bowles ; John Broderick ; John Calder ; Allen Ginsberg ; Maurice Girodias ; Mr. Gunsberg ; Brion Gysin ; Bruce Holbrook ; David Prentice ; Mr. Rubin ; Ian Sommerville ; Sunday times editor -- 1966: Laura Lee Burroughs ; Stephen W. Fried ; Allen Ginsberg ; Brion Gysin ; New statesman ; Claude Pelieu ; David Prentice ; Dick Seaver ; Ian Sommerville ; Timothy Leary defense fund -- 1967: Billy Burroughs Jr. ; Hugh Cameron ; Peter Elvins ; Brion Gysin ; Mr. Hohmann ; Norman Mailer ; Claude Pelieu -- 1968: Anthony Balch ; Joe Gross ; Brion Gysin ; Carl Weissner -- 1969: John Cooke ; Mr. Flemming ; Brion Gysin ; Greshom Legman ; Claude Pelieu and Mary Beach ; Jeff Shero -- 1970: Billy Burroughs Jr. ; Truman Capote ; John Cooke ; Allen Ginsberg ; Brion Gysin ; Mr. Hall ; Los Angeles free press ; Peter Matson ; Barry Miles ; Mike Sissons ; Harrison Starr ; Charles Upton -- 1971: Billy Burroughs Jr. ; John Cooke ; David Cooper ; Donald Erickson ; Brion Gysin ; Brion Gysin and Anthony Balch ; Peter Matson ; Kevin Roche ; Terry Southern -- 1972: Paul Bowles ; John Brady ; Billy Burroughs Jr. ; Brion Gysin ; Fred Halsted -- 1973: John Brady ; Billy Burroughs Jr. ; John Calder ; Sanche de Gramont ; Allen Ginsberg ; Brion Gysin ; Dom Sylvester Houedard ; Mack? ; Peter Matson ; Liz Strickland -- 1974: Billy Burroughs Mr. ; Allen Ginsberg

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