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.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | As subject | As object |
|---|---|---|
| Junkie: Confessions of an Unredeemed Drug Addict | 0 | 1 |
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
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| 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 → |
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this entity surface form:
Junkie: Confessions of an Unredeemed Drug Addict