William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs

William S. Burroughs also wrote as: William Lee.

William S. Burroughs was born in St. Louis, Missouri on February 5th, 1914 and passed away at the age of 83 on August 2nd, 1997.

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William S. Burroughs Stats: The highest rated book by William S. Burroughs on Book Notification is Naked Lunch, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by William S. Burroughs on Book Notification is Naked Lunch, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Port of Saints, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of William S. Burroughs books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Nova Trilogy Books in Publication Order

List of Red Night Trilogy Books in Publication Order

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks (With: Jack Kerouac)
1945
2
Junky / Junkie ( As: William Lee)
Junky / Junkie ( As: William Lee)
1953
3
6
Naked Lunch
1959
4
Minutes To Go (With: Brion Gysin, Gregory Corso, Sinclair Beiles)
Minutes To Go (With: Brion Gysin, Gregory Corso, Sinclair Beiles)
1960
5
Dead Fingers Talk
1963
6
The Wild Boys
1969
7
The Last Words of Dutch Schultz
1969
8
Exterminator! (With: Brion Gysin)
Exterminator! (With: Brion Gysin)
1973
9
Port of Saints
1973
10
The Book of Breeething / Ah Pook is Here
1975
11
Queer
1985
12
Rules of Duel (With: Graham Masterton)
2010

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

List of Collections in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Yage Letters (With: Allen Ginsberg)
The Yage Letters (With: Allen Ginsberg)
1963
2
The Electronic Revolution
1970
3
Ali's Smile & Naked Scientology
1973
4
Tornado Alley
1976
5
The Third Mind (With: Brion Gysin)
The Third Mind (With: Brion Gysin)
1978
6
Roosevelt After Inauguration and Other Atrocities
1979
7
A William Burroughs Reader
1982
8
The Burroughs File
1984
9
The Adding Machine
1985
10
Interzone
1987
11
Painting and Guns
1992
12
My Education
1995
13
Word Virus
1998

List of Plays in Publication Order

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

List of Chronicles Abroad Books in Publication Order

List of William S. Burroughs Anthologies in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
The Olympia Reader: An Anthology of Erotic & Literary Classics
1965
2
High Risk
1991
3
Semiotext SF
1991
4
Storming the Reality Studio
1991
5
Confederacy of the Dead
1993
6
The Starry Wisdom: A Tribute to H.P. Lovecraft
1994
7
Rebels & Devils: The Psychology of Liberation
1995
8
Rapid Eye
1996
9
Writing New York
1998
10
Timothy Leary: Outside Looking In
1999
11
The Portable Sixties Reader
2003
12
The Harvard Psychedelic Club: How Timothy Leary, Ram Dass, Huston Smith, and Andrew Weil Killed the Fifties and Ushered in a New Age for America
2010
13
This is NOT an Anthology
2014
14
Gray Barker's Bigfoot Shootout! Terrifying Tales of Interspecies Conflict
2014
15
Lost & Found
2015
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William S. Burroughs: Biography

William S. Burroughs was born on February 5th, 1914. William passed away August 2nd, 1997 at 83 years old. William S. Burroughs was born in St. Louis, Missouri.

William S. Burroughs was the author of the William S. Burroughs Collections series which consists of 13 novels. The William S. Burroughs Collections series started in 1963 with the novel The Yage Letters. The most recently released novel in the William S. Burroughs Collections series was Word Virus which was released in 1998. There are no upcoming novels for the William S. Burroughs Collections series.

William S. Burroughs: Awards & Accolades

Burroughs' book, Death Fiend Guerrillas was nominated for the Bram Stoker Awards, Superior Achievement in Short Fiction, in 1993.

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William S. Burroughs: F.A.Q

When was William S. Burroughs Born?

William S. Burroughs was born on February 5th, 1914.

When did William S. Burroughs die?

William S. Burroughs died on August 2nd, 1997 at 83 years old.

Where was William S. Burroughs Born?

William S. Burroughs was born in St. Louis, Missouri.

What was the first book William S. Burroughs wrote?

The first novel written by William S. Burroughs was And the Hippos Were Boiled in Their Tanks, published in 1945.

What was the most recent book William S. Burroughs wrote?

His most recently released work was The Finger on February 22nd, 2018.

How many books has William S. Burroughs written?

William S. Burroughs has written 43 books across 10 series.
  • 3 books in the Nova Trilogy Series
  • 3 books in the Red Night Trilogy Series
  • 12 Standalone Novels
  • 6 Short Stories/Novellas
  • 13 Collections
  • 1 Play
  • 3 Non-Fiction Books
  • 1 William Lee Standalone Novels
  • 1 book in the Chronicles Abroad Series

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