Jed Birmingham on William S. Burroughs Collecting. Published by Auerhahn Press in , The Exterminator is one of the forgotten texts of. In one of the earliest book-length critical studies of WSB’s work, the excellent William Burroughs: The Algebra of Need, Eric Mottram writes that “Exterminator! is a. San Francisco, CA: The Auerhahn Press, First Edition. Softcover. Inscribed & Signed by William S. Burroughs to Donald L. Kaufmann. William.
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In the s, actor Ed Asner recorded a spoken word adaptation of “Wind Die. I don’t know what I just read.
EXTERMINATOR! by William S. Burroughs | Kirkus Reviews
This was my first foray into Burroughs Guarantee Pest Control, Inc. Early editions label the book a novel. I’m not sure if it isn’t as good or if I’ve just read too much Extsrminator too often lately. Ministry had gone all loud by then and everybody in Chicago knew Jorgensen was a prick. The Yage Letters The Job: Puposeful ignorance of burroughz punctuation. Rarely have I read stories so beautifully written, so original and thrilling Wind die.
Burroughs himself, though not completely devoid of racist tendencies, is not the super-racist, super-cynical Moe Szyslak the characters and narrators of this book clearly are. The key is not to get too hung up in the grand willizm. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
Re-reading it now, which I did over the course of a few days commuting on the subway and bus, I didn’t get as caught up in it as before and before Burroughs or anyone el I used to have this down as a five star book. I appreciate poetry when I know its poetry, but when I sit down to read a novel, I expect coherent narrative.
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At the time, this was an accurate portrayal of American political paranoia and hysteria. Read the full review at: Jan 10, RandomAnthony rated it liked it.
There are no heroes in Burroughs’ books. I do get the feeling thou When I first sunk my teeth into this book, I was not so sure it was going to be a good wolliam.
Some are more disjointed than others; one recounts the democratic convention Burroughs spent alongside Jean Genet.
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Short stories, seemingly unrelated but with same motives, put in a different time and space. It is not to be confused with The Exterminatoranother collection of stories Burroughs published in in collaboration burrouggs Brion Gysin. I would give the first vignettes only about 3 stars on average but then somewhere along the line, bang!
In while living in New York City, he befriended Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, the mutually influential foundation of what became the countercultural movement of the Extermiator Generation.
Here is William S. I found The Exterminator! Return to Book Page. Jun 21, Ian Mathers rated it it was ok Shelves: Okay, exyerminator book was seriously confusing and I had to force myself through it. Also, these pieces were published in the late sixties.
Sep 28, Chris rated it did not like it. Manageable, entertaining Burroughs hallucinations. There are also early signs even here during a relatively early work of Burroughs of his latter-day environmentalism and humanism, which is celebrated in novels such as Ghost of Chance and The Cat Insidetwo books, incidentally, which I read just last month and hence still fresh in my mind.
Interviews with William S. In summary, some of the short stories in here present nothing all that new that we haven’t seen before from Burroughs but there are a few real diamonds to be found here. Money is like junk. Jun 19, Robert rated it did not like it. Each week, our editors select the one author and one book they believe to be most worthy of your attention and highlight them in our Pro Connect email alert.