Junkie
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"Junkie" is a semi-autobiographical novel by William S. Burroughs that offers a stark, firsthand portrayal of drug addiction and urban underworld life, and is considered an early landmark of the Beat Generation.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Junkie canonical | 3 |
| Elmer Hassel in "Junkie" by William S. Burroughs | 1 |
| Junkie: Confessions of an Unredeemed Drug Addict | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
novel
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semi-autobiographical novel ⓘ |
| alternateSpelling | Junky ⓘ |
| author | William S. Burroughs ⓘ |
| censorshipStatus | considered controversial at time of publication ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticalReputation | cult classic ⓘ |
| firstPublicationForm | paperback ⓘ |
| genre |
Beat literature
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autobiographical fiction ⓘ drug literature ⓘ |
| hasSequel | Queer ⓘ |
| influenced |
Beat Generation writers
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later drug literature ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| marketPositionAtRelease | published as pulp paperback ⓘ |
| movement | Beat Generation ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early landmark of the Beat Generation
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stark portrayal of drug addiction ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Junkie
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Junkie: Confessions of an Unredeemed Drug Addict
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| protagonist | William Lee ⓘ |
| protagonistBasedOn | William S. Burroughs ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1953 ⓘ |
| publisher | Ace Books ⓘ |
| settingLocation |
Mexico City
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New Orleans ⓘ New York City ⓘ |
| subject |
drug addiction
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heroin use ⓘ urban underworld ⓘ |
| theme |
addiction and dependency
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alienation ⓘ criminal underworld ⓘ marginalized urban life ⓘ |
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Junkie: Confessions of an Unredeemed Drug Addict
this entity surface form:
Elmer Hassel in "Junkie" by William S. Burroughs