Queer
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Queer is a semi-autobiographical novel by William S. Burroughs that explores themes of homosexuality, addiction, and alienation in postwar Mexico City.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Queer canonical | 3 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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semi-autobiographical novel ⓘ |
| author | William S. Burroughs ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| explores |
drug dependence
ⓘ
homosexual desire ⓘ psychological dislocation ⓘ |
| followsWorkByAuthor | Junkie ⓘ |
| genre |
LGBT literature
ⓘ
autobiographical fiction ⓘ beat literature ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext |
LGBT history in literature
ⓘ
postwar American counterculture ⓘ |
| hasForm | prose narrative ⓘ |
| hasLiteraryStyle |
confessional
ⓘ
experimental prose ⓘ |
| hasMotif |
self-destruction
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sexual obsession ⓘ social isolation ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
expatriate life in Mexico
ⓘ
marginalized identities ⓘ obsessive relationships ⓘ |
| hasTone |
darkly comic
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introspective ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | Beat Generation ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Lee ⓘ |
| mainThemes |
addiction
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alienation ⓘ homosexuality ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
frank depiction of homosexuality in mid-20th century literature
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portrayal of heroin addiction ⓘ |
| partOfAuthorOeuvre | William S. Burroughs bibliography ⓘ |
| protagonistBasedOn | William S. Burroughs ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1985 ⓘ |
| publisher | Grove Press ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Junkie
ⓘ
Naked Lunch ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Mexico City ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| writtenIn | early 1950s ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
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