William S. Burroughs
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Beat Generation writer
LGBT writer
counterculture figure
essayist
human
novelist
poet
short story writer
spoken word artist
William S. Burroughs was an influential American novelist and essayist known for his experimental, transgressive works such as "Naked Lunch" and his central role in the development of postwar countercultural literature.
Observed surface forms (2)
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| Burroughs | 2 |
| William Seward Burroughs II | 1 |
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| instanceOf |
Beat Generation writer
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LGBT writer ⓘ counterculture figure ⓘ essayist ⓘ human ⓘ novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ short story writer ⓘ spoken word artist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1914-02-05 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | St. Louis, Missouri, United States ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1997-08-02 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Lawrence, Kansas
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Lawrence, Kansas, United States
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| educatedAt | Harvard University ⓘ |
| familyName |
William S. Burroughs
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Burroughs
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| fieldOfWork |
essays
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literature ⓘ spoken word performance ⓘ |
| fullName |
William S. Burroughs
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William Seward Burroughs II
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| genre |
autobiographical fiction
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experimental fiction ⓘ science fiction ⓘ transgressive fiction ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasInfluentialRoleIn |
Beat literature
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postwar countercultural literature ⓘ |
| hasSignatureWork | Naked Lunch ⓘ |
| influenced |
cyberpunk literature
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postmodern literature ⓘ punk culture ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Allen Ginsberg
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Jack Kerouac ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement |
Beat Generation
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postmodern literature ⓘ postwar counterculture ⓘ |
| notableIdea | cut-up technique ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cities of the Red Night
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Junky ⓘ Naked Lunch ⓘ Nova Express ⓘ Queer ⓘ The Place of Dead Roads ⓘ The Soft Machine ⓘ The Ticket That Exploded ⓘ The Western Lands ⓘ The Wild Boys ⓘ |
| occupation |
essayist
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novelist ⓘ poet ⓘ short story writer ⓘ spoken word performer ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| relative | William Seward Burroughs I ⓘ |
| residence |
Lawrence, Kansas
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Lawrence, Kansas, United States
London, England ⓘ New York City ⓘ Paris ⓘ
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Paris, France
Tangier ⓘ
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Tangier, Morocco
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| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| spouse | Joan Vollmer ⓘ |
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